Universal Daddy
| "Universal Daddy" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Alphaville | ||||
| from the album Afternoons in Utopia | ||||
| B-side | "Next Generation" | |||
| Released | June 1986 | |||
| Format |
7" single 12" maxi | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Synthpop, new wave | |||
| Length |
3:57 (7" version) 6:01 (Aquarian Dance Mix) | |||
| Label | Atlantic / WEA | |||
| Writer(s) |
Bernhard Lloyd Marian Gold Ricky Echolette | |||
| Producer(s) | Alphaville | |||
| Alphaville singles chronology | ||||
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Universal Daddy is the 6th single by Alphaville, and their second from their album Afternoons in Utopia. It was released only in Europe.
Reviews
This song was described as one of the album's best songs and reminiscent of the kind of music that their contemporaries the Pet Shop Boys might produce.[1] Despite the praise, the song is one of singer Marian Gold's least favorite Alphaville songs ever, saying simply that "the lyrics are the most embarrassing ones I've ever written".[2]
Track listings
- 7" single
- "Universal Daddy" — 3:57
- "Next Generation" — 3:58
- 12" single
- "Universal Daddy (Aquarian Dance Mix)" — 6:16
- "Next Generation" — 3:58
- The writing credit for "Next Generation" is listed as "Gold/Lloyd/Echolette/Ryan"
- The B-side also appears on the US single release of "Red Rose", and a new remix of the song appears on 1999's Dreamscapes
- US Promotional 12" single (PR-978)
- "Universal Daddy (Vocal/Extended Remix)" — 6:15
- "Universal Daddy (Vocal/LP Version)" 3:54
- The "Vocal/Extended Remix" is the same as the UK's "Aquarian Dance Mix"
- In 2014, the "Aquarian Dance Mix" and the unaltered b-side "Next Generation" were released for the first time on CD on so80s presents Alphaville.
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Switzerland Singles Chart | 26[3] |
Other releases
One demo of this song was released on the album Dreamscapes, and another on the fan-only release History.
Notes
- ↑ http://allmusic.com/album/afternoons-in-utopia-r476/review All Music Guide
- ↑ so80s presents Alphaville (CD liner notes). Alphaville. Blank & Jones (So 80s). 2014. SC0344.
- ↑ Australian Charts (Alphaville: Universal Daddy (Song)), retrieved 23 October 2013
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