Take Care of Yourself

For the Neon Genesis Evangelion episode, see Take Care of Yourself (Neon Genesis Evangelion).

"Take Care of Yourself" is a song by English jazz-funk band Level 42, released on the compilation album Level Best in 1989. It was the last song recorded with guitarist Alan Murphy, who died on 19 October 1989, three days after the single was issued. The music video is a retrospective of rock styles from the 1960s through to the '80s, and features (for that time) state-of-the-art animation. In some ways it is reminiscent of the video "We Close Our Eyes" by Murphy's former band Go West. Mike Lindup, Gary Husband and Mark King appear several times dressed as hippies, punks and heavy metal musicians. Murphy did not appear in this video, but does appear in a video alongside King, Lindup, and Husband recorded for RTL Véronique mere days before his death.^[1]

"Take Care of Yourself"
Single by Level 42
from the album Level Best
Released	16 October 1989
Genre	Jazz-funk
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Mark King
Producer(s)	Level 42
Level 42 singles chronology
"Tracie" (1989) "Take Care of Yourself" (1989) "Guaranteed" (1991)
Music video
"Take Care of Yourself" on YouTube

Track listing

1. "Take Care of Yourself" – 4:35
   Producer – Level 42
   Writer – M. King
2. "Silence" (live) – 5:00
   Producer – Julian Mendelsohn, Level 42, Wally Badarou
   Writer – M. Lindup
3. "Man" (live) – 7:07
   Producer – Julian Mendelsohn, Level 42, Wally Badarou
   Writer – R. Gould, M. King, W. Badarou

Personnel

• Mark King – bass, vocals
• Mike Lindup – keyboards, vocals
• Gary Husband – drums
• Alan Murphy – guitars

Charts

Chart performance for "Take Care of Yourself"

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2]	30
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[3]	11
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4]	14
UK Singles (OCC)[5]	39