The Ghost in You

"The Ghost in You"
Single by The Psychedelic Furs
from the album Mirror Moves
Released	1984
Recorded	1984
Genre	New wave, post-punk
Length	4:17
Label	Columbia
Writer(s)	Tim Butler, Richard Butler
Producer(s)	Keith Forsey
The Psychedelic Furs singles chronology
"Heaven" (1984) "The Ghost in You" (1984) "Here Come Cowboys" (1984)

"The Ghost in You" is a song by English rock band The Psychedelic Furs. Written by the band's lead singer Richard Butler and bassist Tim Butler, the song appears on the band's fifth studio album Mirror Moves (1984). It was released as the second single from the album and peaked at number 59 on the US Billboard Hot 100^[1] and number 68 on the UK Singles Chart.

Cover versions

Cover versions have been later recorded and included on the soundtrack of popular films:

• By Counting Crows for the film Clueless
• By Duncan Sheik
• By Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray for the film 50 First Dates
• By Matthew Puckett for the SyFy television series Being Human

Robyn Hitchcock covered the song on his 2014 album The Man Upstairs. Vernian Process covered it on their 2006 album Catalysts. Duncan Sheik has covered the song on his 2009 album Whisper House and again in 2011's Covers 80's, as well as BT for his 2010 album These Hopeful Machines.

References

1. "The Psychedelic Furs – Awards". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2 November 2014.