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Who's Leaving Who

January 01, 1970

"Who's Leaving Who" is a song written by Jack White and Mark Spiro, first recorded by Canadian country singer Anne Murray in 1986. It achieved bigger popularity in Europe when it was covered by British Hi-NRG singer Hazell Dean in 1988. David Hasselhoff covered the song on his 1991 album David, produced by Jack White.

Anne Murray version edit

"Who's Leaving Who"
 
Single by Anne Murray
from the album Something to Talk About
B-side"Reach for Me"
Released1986
GenrePop
Length3:38
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Mark Spiro - Jack White
Producer(s)Jack White
Anne Murray singles chronology
"Now and Forever (You and Me)"
(1986) 		"Who's Leaving Who"
(1986) 		"My Life's a Dance"
(1986)

The song was first recorded by Anne Murray for her Gold-plus 1986 album Something to Talk About. The song was released as the album's second single, following her Canadian and US number one country single, "Now and Forever (You and Me)". The single failed to reach the same level of success, peaking at number 93 on the Canadian singles chart, and failing to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100. Its biggest success was on the adult contemporary charts, peaking at number 15 in Canada and number 26 in the US.

Charts edit

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[1] 93
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[2] 15
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[3] 26
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 62

Hazell Dean version edit

"Who's Leaving Who"
 
Single by Hazell Dean
from the album Always
ReleasedMarch 21, 1988 (1988-03-21)[5]
Genre
Length3:38
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Stock Aitken Waterman
Hazell Dean singles chronology
"Always Doesn't Mean Forever"
(1987) 		"Who's Leaving Who"
(1988) 		"Maybe (We Should Call It a Day)"
(1988)

English singer Hazell Dean recorded a cover version of the song for her 1988 album Always. The song was produced by Stock Aitken & Waterman and was reworked to suit Hazell Dean's music style as a Hi-NRG song.[6] Released on March 21, 1988, the single surpassed the popularity of Murray's version and became Dean's biggest international success, peaking at number four in the UK and becoming her highest-charting single there, tied with her 1984 single "Whatever I Do (Wherever I Go)". It was her first top-40 hit in the UK in four years. When released around Europe, it also became a success, and it appeared on the US dance chart.

Release edit

At the time of the single's release, Stock Aitken Waterman were criticised by some for their songs sounding "samey". Hazell Dean defended the producers in Melody Maker, saying, "Maybe, but any studio sound always will. I'm honestly shocked the way some people react to them, the flak they take. They're just down-to-earth blokes and bloody good musicians making good records which I personally think will last. And Pete Waterman bases the whole thing on Tamia Motown you know, all that family thing. Everyone makes their own tea and so on. I can't believe how they get knocked!"[7]

Critical reception edit

Initial response edit

Tony Reed from Melody Maker wrote, "This time, the Hi-NRG signatures are buried deep in the mix (by Pete Hammond, but "produced" by SAW — Inna Spielberg stylee?) and overlaid with so much candy-floss tinkly bits that one can only assume that the success of Rick Minogue has gone to SAW's wily old heads."[8] Johnny Dee from Record Mirror said, "Yes this record goes 'boom, chug-a-chug, chug, boom, chug-a-chug, chug."[9] The magazine's James Hamilton wrote in his dance column, "Stock Aitken Waterman-produced thuddingly bounding 120bpm galloper with an attractive Eurobeat-ish lilt".[10] A review in Pan-European magazine Music & Media stated about the song: "The beat is what used to be called Eurodisco; a stomping, electro dance groove with a very Abba-like song."[11]

Impact and legacy edit

Retrospectively, in 2021, British magazine Classic Pop ranked the song number 14 in their list of 'Top 40 Stock Aitken Waterman songs', adding: "When PWL added their Hi-NRG motifs to Canadian country artist Anne Murray's version of "Who's Leaving Who" from two years earlier, the song took on ABBA-esque qualities that worked like a charm... When this put her into the Top 40, eventually climbing into the Top 5, things were looking up."[12] In 2023, Alexis Petridis of The Guardian listed the song at number 12 in his "Stock Aitken Waterman's 20 greatest songs – ranked!", adding that it "is the best of the lot, boasting a melody that's not just Abba-influenced, but Abba standard: the bridge and chorus are fantastic."[13]

Chart performance edit

In the UK, "Who's Leaving Who" debuted at number 37 on 2 April 1988 reached the top ten two weeks later, peaked at number four for consecutive two weeks, thus attaining the same position than "Whatever I Do (Whenever I Go)" four years earlier, and remained on the chart for a total of 11 weeks, five of them spent in the top ten.[14] It ranked at number 59 on the 1988's national year-end chart,[15] and peaked at number six for consecutive two weeks on the UK Dance Chart established by Music Week.[16] In the other European countries, the song achieved his highest position in Ireland where it attained number two and charted for five weeks,[17] and was also a top ten hit in Finland.[18] It failed to enter the top ten by one place in Switzerland,[19] reached number 15 in West Germany out of a 12-week chart run,[20] peaked at number 17 in both the Flanders region of Belgium and Austria,[21][22] and stalled out of the top 30 in the Netherlands.[23] On the Pan-Eurochart Hot 100 singles compiled by the Music & Media magazine, "Who's Leaving Who" debuted at number 71 on 16 April 1988, culminated at number 12 for consecutive two weeks,[24] and fell off the chart after 19 weeks of presence. It also featured for six weeks on the European Airplay Top 50 with a peak at number 25 in its fourth week.[25] Outside Europe, "Who's Leaving Who" was a top 20 hit on the US Dance Club Songs chart, peaking on July 9, 1988, at number 19, with eight weeks of charting.[26] In New Zealand, it debuted at a peak of number 44 in May 1988 and charted in the top 50 for four weeks.[27]

Charts edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0682." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 0696." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  3. ^ "Anne Murray Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  4. ^ "Anne Murray Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  5. ^ "New Singles". Music Week. March 19, 1988. p. 39.
  6. ^ "A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 33: Who's Leaving Who to Let's All Chant on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  7. ^ IG (April 23, 1988). "Axing SAW". Melody Maker. p. 14. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  8. ^ Reed, Tony (April 2, 1988). "Singles". Melody Maker. p. 32. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  9. ^ Dee, Johnny (March 26, 1988). "45". Record Mirror. p. 37. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  10. ^ Hamilton, James (January 16, 1988). "BPM: Hi-NRG". Record Mirror. p. 20. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  11. ^ "Previews – Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 15. 9 April 1988. p. 25. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 4 August 2023 – via World Radio History.
  12. ^ "Top 40 Stock Aitken Waterman songs". Classic Pop. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  13. ^ Petridis, Alexis (23 November 2023). "Stock Aitken Waterman's 20 greatest songs – ranked!". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  15. ^ a b "Top 100 Singles: Year-End Chart 1988". Music Week. March 4, 1989. p. 12.
  16. ^ a b "Top Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 7 May 1988. p. 13. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via World Radio History.
  17. ^ a b "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Who's Leaving Who". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  18. ^ a b Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Hazell Dean". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 59. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  19. ^ a b "Hazell Dean – Who's Leaving Who". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  20. ^ a b "Offiziellecharts.de – Hazell Dean – Who's Leaving Who" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  21. ^ a b "Hazell Dean – Who's Leaving Who" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  22. ^ a b "Hazell Dean – Who's Leaving Who" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  23. ^ a b "Hazell Dean – Who's Leaving Who" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  24. ^ a b "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 19. May 7, 1988. p. 20. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  25. ^ a b "European Airplay Top 50" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 21. 21 May 1988. p. 23. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 11 August 2023 – via World Radio History.
  26. ^ a b "Hazell Dean Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  27. ^ a b "Hazell Dean – Who's Leaving Who". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  28. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 25, 1988" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  29. ^ "SA Charts 1965 – 1989 Songs W–Z". South African Rock Lists. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  30. ^ "Hazell Dean Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2021.

January 01, 1970
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Who s Leaving Who is a song written by Jack White and Mark Spiro first recorded by Canadian country singer Anne Murray in 1986 It achieved bigger popularity in Europe when it was covered by British Hi NRG singer Hazell Dean in 1988 David Hasselhoff covered the song on his 1991 album David produced by Jack White Contents 1 Anne Murray version 1 1 Charts 2 Hazell Dean version 2 1 Release 2 2 Critical reception 2 2 1 Initial response 2 2 2 Impact and legacy 2 3 Chart performance 2 4 Charts 2 4 1 Weekly charts 2 4 2 Year end charts 3 ReferencesAnne Murray version edit Who s Leaving Who nbsp Single by Anne Murrayfrom the album Something to Talk AboutB side Reach for Me Released1986GenrePopLength3 38LabelCapitolSongwriter s Mark Spiro Jack WhiteProducer s Jack WhiteAnne Murray singles chronology Now and Forever You and Me 1986 Who s Leaving Who 1986 My Life s a Dance 1986 The song was first recorded by Anne Murray for her Gold plus 1986 album Something to Talk About The song was released as the album s second single following her Canadian and US number one country single Now and Forever You and Me The single failed to reach the same level of success peaking at number 93 on the Canadian singles chart and failing to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100 Its biggest success was on the adult contemporary charts peaking at number 15 in Canada and number 26 in the US Charts edit Chart 1986 Peakposition Canada Top Singles RPM 1 93 Canada Adult Contemporary RPM 2 15 US Adult Contemporary Billboard 3 26 US Hot Country Songs Billboard 4 62Hazell Dean version edit Who s Leaving Who nbsp Single by Hazell Deanfrom the album AlwaysReleasedMarch 21 1988 1988 03 21 5 GenrePop Hi NRGLength3 38LabelEMISongwriter s Mark Spiro Jack WhiteProducer s Stock Aitken WatermanHazell Dean singles chronology Always Doesn t Mean Forever 1987 Who s Leaving Who 1988 Maybe We Should Call It a Day 1988 English singer Hazell Dean recorded a cover version of the song for her 1988 album Always The song was produced by Stock Aitken amp Waterman and was reworked to suit Hazell Dean s music style as a Hi NRG song 6 Released on March 21 1988 the single surpassed the popularity of Murray s version and became Dean s biggest international success peaking at number four in the UK and becoming her highest charting single there tied with her 1984 single Whatever I Do Wherever I Go It was her first top 40 hit in the UK in four years When released around Europe it also became a success and it appeared on the US dance chart Release edit At the time of the single s release Stock Aitken Waterman were criticised by some for their songs sounding samey Hazell Dean defended the producers in Melody Maker saying Maybe but any studio sound always will I m honestly shocked the way some people react to them the flak they take They re just down to earth blokes and bloody good musicians making good records which I personally think will last And Pete Waterman bases the whole thing on Tamia Motown you know all that family thing Everyone makes their own tea and so on I can t believe how they get knocked 7 Critical reception edit Initial response edit Tony Reed from Melody Maker wrote This time the Hi NRG signatures are buried deep in the mix by Pete Hammond but produced by SAW Inna Spielberg stylee and overlaid with so much candy floss tinkly bits that one can only assume that the success of Rick Minogue has gone to SAW s wily old heads 8 Johnny Dee from Record Mirror said Yes this record goes boom chug a chug chug boom chug a chug chug 9 The magazine s James Hamilton wrote in his dance column Stock Aitken Waterman produced thuddingly bounding 120bpm galloper with an attractive Eurobeat ish lilt 10 A review in Pan European magazine Music amp Media stated about the song The beat is what used to be called Eurodisco a stomping electro dance groove with a very Abba like song 11 Impact and legacy edit Retrospectively in 2021 British magazine Classic Pop ranked the song number 14 in their list of Top 40 Stock Aitken Waterman songs adding When PWL added their Hi NRG motifs to Canadian country artist Anne Murray s version of Who s Leaving Who from two years earlier the song took on ABBA esque qualities that worked like a charm When this put her into the Top 40 eventually climbing into the Top 5 things were looking up 12 In 2023 Alexis Petridis of The Guardian listed the song at number 12 in his Stock Aitken Waterman s 20 greatest songs ranked adding that it is the best of the lot boasting a melody that s not just Abba influenced but Abba standard the bridge and chorus are fantastic 13 Chart performance edit In the UK Who s Leaving Who debuted at number 37 on 2 April 1988 reached the top ten two weeks later peaked at number four for consecutive two weeks thus attaining the same position than Whatever I Do Whenever I Go four years earlier and remained on the chart for a total of 11 weeks five of them spent in the top ten 14 It ranked at number 59 on the 1988 s national year end chart 15 and peaked at number six for consecutive two weeks on the UK Dance Chart established by Music Week 16 In the other European countries the song achieved his highest position in Ireland where it attained number two and charted for five weeks 17 and was also a top ten hit in Finland 18 It failed to enter the top ten by one place in Switzerland 19 reached number 15 in West Germany out of a 12 week chart run 20 peaked at number 17 in both the Flanders region of Belgium and Austria 21 22 and stalled out of the top 30 in the Netherlands 23 On the Pan Eurochart Hot 100 singles compiled by the Music amp Media magazine Who s Leaving Who debuted at number 71 on 16 April 1988 culminated at number 12 for consecutive two weeks 24 and fell off the chart after 19 weeks of presence It also featured for six weeks on the European Airplay Top 50 with a peak at number 25 in its fourth week 25 Outside Europe Who s Leaving Who was a top 20 hit on the US Dance Club Songs chart peaking on July 9 1988 at number 19 with eight weeks of charting 26 In New Zealand it debuted at a peak of number 44 in May 1988 and charted in the top 50 for four weeks 27 Charts edit Weekly charts edit 1988 weekly chart performance for Who s Leaving Who Chart 1988 Peakposition Austria O3 Austria Top 40 22 17 Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 21 17 Europe European Hot 100 Singles 24 12 Europe European Airplay Top 50 25 25 Finland Suomen virallinen lista 18 10 Ireland IRMA 17 2 Netherlands Dutch Top 40 28 31 Netherlands Single Top 100 23 34 New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 27 44 South Africa Springbok Radio 29 16 Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 19 11 UK Singles OCC 14 4 UK Dance Music Week 16 6 US Dance Club Songs Billboard 26 19 US Dance Singles Sales Billboard 30 48 West Germany Official German Charts 20 15 Year end charts edit 1988 year end chart performance for Who s Leaving Who Chart 1988 Position UK Singles OCC 15 59References edit Top RPM Singles Issue 0682 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved November 13 2020 Top RPM Adult Contemporary Issue 0696 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved November 13 2020 Anne Murray Chart History Adult Contemporary Billboard Retrieved November 13 2020 Anne Murray Chart History Hot Country Songs Billboard Retrieved November 13 2020 New Singles Music Week March 19 1988 p 39 A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman Ep 33 Who s Leaving Who to Let s All Chant on Apple Podcasts Apple Podcasts Retrieved 2022 07 04 IG April 23 1988 Axing SAW Melody Maker p 14 Retrieved October 29 2023 Reed Tony April 2 1988 Singles Melody Maker p 32 Retrieved October 29 2023 Dee Johnny March 26 1988 45 Record Mirror p 37 Retrieved March 9 2023 Hamilton James January 16 1988 BPM Hi NRG Record Mirror p 20 Retrieved March 9 2023 Previews Singles PDF Music amp Media Vol 5 no 15 9 April 1988 p 25 OCLC 29800226 Retrieved 4 August 2023 via World Radio History Top 40 Stock Aitken Waterman songs Classic Pop Retrieved 11 August 2023 Petridis Alexis 23 November 2023 Stock Aitken Waterman s 20 greatest songs ranked The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 16 January 2024 a b Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved November 13 2020 a b Top 100 Singles Year End Chart 1988 Music Week March 4 1989 p 12 a b Top Dance Singles PDF Music Week 7 May 1988 p 13 Retrieved 28 August 2023 via World Radio History a b The Irish Charts Search Results Who s Leaving Who Irish Singles Chart Retrieved November 13 2020 a b Pennanen Timo 2021 Hazell Dean Sisaltaa hitin 2 laitos Levyt ja esittajat Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1 1 1960 30 6 2021 PDF Helsinki Kustannusosakeyhtio Otava p 59 Retrieved June 21 2022 a b Hazell Dean Who s Leaving Who Swiss Singles Chart Retrieved November 13 2020 a b Offiziellecharts de Hazell Dean Who s Leaving Who in German GfK Entertainment charts Retrieved November 13 2020 a b Hazell Dean Who s Leaving Who in Dutch Ultratop 50 Retrieved November 13 2020 a b Hazell Dean Who s Leaving Who in German O3 Austria Top 40 Retrieved November 13 2020 a b Hazell Dean Who s Leaving Who in Dutch Single Top 100 Retrieved November 13 2020 a b Eurochart Hot 100 Singles PDF Music amp Media Vol 5 no 19 May 7 1988 p 20 Retrieved November 13 2020 a b European Airplay Top 50 PDF Music amp Media Vol 5 no 21 21 May 1988 p 23 OCLC 29800226 Retrieved 11 August 2023 via World Radio History a b Hazell Dean Chart History Dance Club Songs Billboard Retrieved November 13 2020 a b Hazell Dean Who s Leaving Who Top 40 Singles Retrieved November 13 2020 Nederlandse Top 40 week 25 1988 in Dutch Dutch Top 40 Retrieved November 13 2020 SA Charts 1965 1989 Songs W Z South African Rock Lists Retrieved November 13 2020 Hazell Dean Chart History Dance Singles Sales Billboard Retrieved September 30 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Who 27s Leaving Who amp oldid 1204291976, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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