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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Absolute
| cover = ScrittiPolittiAbsolute.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Scritti Politti
| album = Cupid & Psyche 85
| released =
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
*Pop
*synth-pop
*art pop
*electro-funk
*blue-eyed soul
*sophisti-pop
| length = 3:52(7")
4:25 (album)
6:10 (Version)
| label = Virgin (UK)
Warner Bros. (US)
| writer = Green Gartside
| producer = Arif Mardin
| prev_title = Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)
| prev_year = 1984
| next_title = Hypnotize
| next_year = 1984
| misc =
}}
"'Absolute'" is the eighth single released by British pop band Scritti Politti, released on 29 May 1984 by Virgin Records in the UK. It later appeared on the studio album 'Cupid & Psyche 85' (released in June 1985) and was produced by Arif Mardin.
Following on from their breakthrough hit "Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)", "Absolute" peaked at No. 17 on the UK Singles Chart. It also peaked at No. 10 on the Dutch Single Top 100.
Track listing
7" single
A: "Absolute" 3:52B: "Absolute" (Version) 5:08 (an edit of the "Version" which appears on the 12")
12" single
A: "Absolute" 4:16B: "Absolute" (Version) 6:10
Chart performance
Weekly charts
References
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