Terry (Kirsty MacColl song)
1983 single by Kirsty MacColl / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Terry" is a song by Kirsty MacColl, released as a single in October 1983, and charting at No. 82 in the UK the following month. It was her first release after returning to Stiff Records, and was the last in a run of poorly selling singles released between "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" and "A New England". The music video featured an appearance from actor and comedian Ade Edmondson, who played MacColl's rejected boyfriend who got her back after fighting off a rival man. The photo on the front sleeve features MacColl and Chris Heester.
"Terry" | ||||
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Single by Kirsty MacColl | ||||
A-side | "Terry" | |||
B-side | "Quietly Alone" | |||
Released | October 1983 | |||
Recorded | 1983 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Label | Stiff Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Kirsty MacColl Gavin Povey | |||
Producer(s) | Kirsty MacColl Gavin Povey | |||
Kirsty MacColl singles chronology | ||||
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"Terry" was specifically written for Tracey Ullman to record; however, MacColl ended up doing her own version at the request of her label as part of an intended album of "teen ballads".[1] Ullman's version of the song later charted one place higher in the UK, peaking at No. 81 in January 1985. Ullman's version uses the same backing track as MacColl's, merely erasing MacColl's lead vocal and substituting Ullman's.[2] (MacColl co-produced both versions of "Terry".)
Speaking of the song's titular character, MacColl told Smash Hits in 1983: "Terry seems to be a really good name for a lovable rogue. He's similar to the Marlon Brando character in On the Waterfront. She thinks he's the greatest thing since Elvis."[3]