"(Keep Feeling) Fascination" is a song by the English synth-pop band the Human League. It was composed by Jo Callis and Philip Oakey, and produced by Martin Rushent (which would be the last song he produced for the band for seven years). The song features vocals from four of the band members, including lead vocalist Philip Oakey, female co-vocalists Susan Ann Sulley and Joanne Catherall, and a rare vocal role from keyboardist and guitarist Jo Callis.

Upon the song's release, it peaked at number two in the United Kingdom and entered the top 10 in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and the United States. The single was designated 'Red' on the Human League's short-lived, self-imposed labelling system of 'Blue' for pop songs and 'Red' for dance tracks.

Commercial performance

The single was released in the UK on 15 April 1983

Both the house (which was First Avenue, London E13 8AP) and surrounding area (Junction of 1st Avenue and 3rd Avenue) encompassed by the orange dot were completely painted orange, including a nearby Austin 1800 car. The video was conceived and directed by the Irish-British filmmaker Steve Barron, who directed most of the Human League's early 1980s music videos. The band's scenes were all filmed in a studio; Susan Ann Sulley said that the house was still occupied by a family during the painting and filming of the external scenes. The house remained orange until being demolished in mid-1983.

Track listings

7-inch vinyl (Virgin – VS 569)

  1. "(Keep Feeling) Fascination" – 3:39
  2. "Total Panic" – 3:23

12-inch vinyl (Virgin – VS569-12)

  1. "(Keep Feeling) Fascination" (extended version) – 5:00
  2. "(Keep Feeling) Fascination" (improvisation) – 6:15

Mini-CD (Virgin – CDT24)

  1. "(Keep Feeling) Fascination" (extended 12-inch version) – 5:00
  2. "(Keep Feeling) Fascination" (improvisation 12-inch dub) – 6:15
  3. "Total Panic" – 3:23
  4. CD released in 1988

Charts

Weekly charts

{|class="wikitable sortable"

! Chart (1983)

! Peak<br/>position

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| Australia (Kent Music Report)

| align="center" | 8

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| Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)

| align="center" | 23

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| Canada (CHUM)

| align="center" | 16

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| South Africa (Springbok Radio)

| align="center" | 16

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|-

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| US Dance/Disco Top 80 (Billboard)

| align="center" | 1

|-

| US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)

| align="center" | 56

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|-

| US Cash Box Top 100

| align="center" | 7

|}

Year-end charts

{|class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width: 200pt;" | Chart (1983)

! style="width: 40pt;" | Rank

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| Australia (Kent Music Report)

| align="center" | 73

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| New Zealand (RIANZ)

| align="center" | 26

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| UK Singles (OCC)

| align="center" | 40

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| US Billboard Hot 100

| align="center" | 33

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| US Dance/Disco Top 80 (Billboard)

| align="center" | 18

|-

| US Cash Box Top 100

| align="center" | 57

|}

Certifications

  • A cover version of the song recorded by the American singer Rob Crow (of Pinback), features in the 2010 commercial for Kingsford charcoal.
  • A cover version of the song recorded by the Mexican Latin pop group OV7 features on the album Siete Latidos (2001).
  • The track appears briefly in the American satirical action comedy film You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)
  • The track is included in the soundtrack of videogame Grand Theft Auto: Vice City as part of the fictional radio station Wave 103.

References