"Too Shy" is a song written and recorded by English band Kajagoogoo, released in January 1983. The first single from their debut album White Feathers, the song was an immediate hit and reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks. It was also very successful in other European countries and Japan, spending five weeks at number one in Germany, also reaching number one in Belgium and Ireland, as well as reaching number two in France and Switzerland, and number four in Sweden, Austria and the Netherlands.
Assisted by heavy rotation on MTV, the song later became a success in the United States, peaking at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] "Too Shy" is Kajagoogoo's only significant hit in the US, where the band is widely regarded as a one-hit wonder. In the UK, however, Kajagoogoo had further hits, including two more top 10 singles: "Ooh to Be Ah" and "Big Apple", both in 1983.
"Too Shy" was written by Kajagoogoo and produced by Duran Duran keyboardist Nick Rhodes and Colin Thurston, the latter of whom had produced Duran Duran's first two albums. In 2006, "Too Shy" was ranked number 27 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's[5] and number 9 on VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s.[6]
Music video
The music video directed by Simon Milne, cast model Carolyn Espley (later wife of Dennis Miller) as a waitress cleaning up a nightclub at the end of the night. As the band performs the song on the club stage, she has visions of dancers from different eras populating the dance floor.[citation needed]
Chart performance
The song was an immediate hit, topping the UK Singles Chart for two weeks.[7] It was also very successful in other European countries, spending five weeks at number one in Germany, and reaching number two in Switzerland, and number four in Sweden, Austria and the Netherlands.[8] The song was also a top 10 hit in the United States during the summer of 1983.
The 12" maxi single's B-side, "Take Another View", a non-album track, often performed live, was included on the 2004 re-issue of White Feathers, which contained several bonus tracks, including the instrumental version of "Too Shy", originally featured on the B-sides of both the 7" and 12" singles.
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^"EA and Depeche Mode Collaborate on Signature Song for The Sims 2 Open for Business". Electronic Arts. Retrieved 8 August 2015. Also making musical appearances in the game are "Things Can Only Get Better" by Howard Jones, "Too Shy" by Kajagoogoo and "Synthesized" by Epoxies.
^Bowman, Sabienna (29 December 2018). "Here's Every '80s Song From 'Black Mirror: Bandersnatch' So You Can Marvel at the Details". Bustle. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
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This article is about the Kajagoogoo song For the Maureen Tucker song see Too Shy Maureen Tucker song Too Shy is a song written and recorded by English band Kajagoogoo released in January 1983 The first single from their debut album White Feathers the song was an immediate hit and reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks It was also very successful in other European countries and Japan spending five weeks at number one in Germany also reaching number one in Belgium and Ireland as well as reaching number two in France and Switzerland and number four in Sweden Austria and the Netherlands Too Shy Single by Kajagoogoofrom the album White FeathersB side Too Shy Instrumental 7 12 Take Another View 12 ReleasedJanuary 1983 1 GenreNew wave 2 synth pop 3 Length3 45LabelEMI UK EMI America US Songwriter s Steve AskewNick BeggsStuart NealeJez StrodeChristopher HamillProducer s Nick RhodesColin ThurstonKajagoogoo singles chronology The Fear Machine 1982 Too Shy 1983 Ooh to Be Ah 1983 Music video Too Shy on YouTube Too Shy 92 Remix Single by Limahlfrom the album Love Is BlindB side Too Shy Remix 92 Acapella 7 Released1992Length4 12LabelBellaphonSongwriter s Steve AskewNick BeggsStuart NealeJez StrodeChristopher HamillProducer s LimahlLimahl singles chronology Maybe This Time 1992 Too Shy 92 Remix 1992 Love Is Blind 1992 Assisted by heavy rotation on MTV the song later became a success in the United States peaking at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 4 Too Shy is Kajagoogoo s only significant hit in the US where the band is widely regarded as a one hit wonder In the UK however Kajagoogoo had further hits including two more top 10 singles Ooh to Be Ah and Big Apple both in 1983 Contents 1 Production 2 Music video 3 Chart performance 3 1 Weekly charts 3 2 Year end charts 3 3 Certifications and sales 4 Appearances 5 See also 6 ReferencesProduction Edit Too Shy was written by Kajagoogoo and produced by Duran Duran keyboardist Nick Rhodes and Colin Thurston the latter of whom had produced Duran Duran s first two albums In 2006 Too Shy was ranked number 27 on VH1 s 100 Greatest Songs of the 80 s 5 and number 9 on VH1 s 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s 6 Music video EditThe music video directed by Simon Milne cast model Carolyn Espley later wife of Dennis Miller as a waitress cleaning up a nightclub at the end of the night As the band performs the song on the club stage she has visions of dancers from different eras populating the dance floor citation needed Chart performance EditThe song was an immediate hit topping the UK Singles Chart for two weeks 7 It was also very successful in other European countries spending five weeks at number one in Germany and reaching number two in Switzerland and number four in Sweden Austria and the Netherlands 8 The song was also a top 10 hit in the United States during the summer of 1983 The 12 maxi single s B side Take Another View a non album track often performed live was included on the 2004 re issue of White Feathers which contained several bonus tracks including the instrumental version of Too Shy originally featured on the B sides of both the 7 and 12 singles Weekly charts Edit Chart 1983 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 9 6Austria O3 Austria Top 40 10 4Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 11 1Canada Top Singles RPM 12 8France IFOP 13 2Ireland IRMA 14 1Italy Musica e dischi 15 6Japan Oricon International Chart 16 1Japan Oricon Singles Chart 16 23Netherlands Dutch Top 40 8 4Netherlands Single Top 100 17 5New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 18 2South Africa Springbok Radio 19 11Spain AFYVE 20 19Sweden Sverigetopplistan 21 4Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 22 2UK Singles OCC 23 1US Billboard Hot 100 4 5US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 4 25US Billboard Top Tracks 4 23US Cash Box 24 5West Germany Official German Charts 25 1 Year end charts Edit Chart 1983 PositionAustralia Kent Music Report 26 84Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 27 59Canada Top Singles RPM 28 72France IFOP 29 7Netherlands Dutch Top 40 30 37Netherlands Single Top 100 31 26Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 32 16US Billboard Hot 100 33 50US Cash Box 34 42Certifications and sales Edit Region Certification Certified units salesFrance SNEP 35 Gold 500 000 United Kingdom BPI 36 Gold 500 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Appearances EditThe song can also be heard in the Rockstar video game Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories played on the in game radio station Wave 103 It also appears as a collectable cassette tape in Metal Gear Solid V The Phantom Pain A Simlish version of the song is also featured in The Sims 2 expansion pack The Sims 2 Open for Business 37 The song also features in the Black Mirror interactive film Bandersnatch on Netflix 38 See also EditList of number one hits of 1983 Germany List of number one singles of 1983 Ireland List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1980sReferences Edit Johnson Michael A 2011 Three Music A 1980s Childhood From He Man to Shell Suits The History Press ISBN 978 0 7524 7891 3 Erlewine Stephen Thomas Kajagoogoo White Feathers AllMusic Retrieved 6 June 2014 Simpson Mark 1983 The Last Great Year of Pop Out Retrieved 11 May 2015 Other 1983 synthpop singles that got played to death either in the common room or in my bedroom included the toe tapping fringe flapping Too Shy by Kajagoogoo a b c d White Feathers Awards AllMusic Retrieved 1 June 2013 Rock on the Net VH1 100 Greatest Songs of the 80 s 1 50 VH1 Retrieved 22 July 2013 via Rock on the Net 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s Read the List VH1 1 April 2009 Archived from the original on 6 August 2009 All The Number 1 Singles Official Charts Company 30 January 2015 Retrieved 11 May 2015 a b Nederlandse Top 40 week 14 1983 in Dutch Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 22 July 2013 Forum ARIA Charts Special Occasion Charts CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989 Australian charts com Hung Medien Archived from the original on 20 October 2013 Retrieved 22 July 2013 Kajagoogoo Too Shy in German O3 Austria Top 40 Retrieved 22 July 2013 Kajagoogoo Too Shy in Dutch Ultratop 50 Retrieved 22 July 2013 Top RPM Singles Issue 6261 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved 1 June 2013 InfoDisc Tous les Titres par Artiste InfoDisc in French Select Kajagoogoo from the artist drop down menu Archived from the original on 21 September 2013 Retrieved 23 June 2013 The Irish Charts Search Results Too Shy Irish Singles Chart Retrieved 1 June 2013 Classifiche Musica e dischi in Italian Set Tipo on Singoli Then in the Artista field search Kajagoogoo a b Japan 1 IMPORT DISKS by Oricon Hot Singles 18 ocn ne jp in Japanese Archived from the original on 11 September 2010 Retrieved 6 June 2014 Kajagoogoo Too Shy in Dutch Single Top 100 Retrieved 22 July 2013 Kajagoogoo Too Shy Top 40 Singles Retrieved 22 July 2013 South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 1989 Acts K Rock co za South African Rock Encyclopedia Retrieved 1 June 2013 Salaverri Fernando September 2005 Solo exitos ano a ano 1959 2002 in Spanish 1st ed Spain Fundacion Autor SGAE ISBN 84 8048 639 2 Kajagoogoo Too Shy Singles Top 100 Retrieved 22 July 2013 Kajagoogoo Too Shy Swiss Singles Chart Retrieved 22 July 2013 Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 22 July 2013 CASH BOX Top 100 Singles Week ending JULY 16 1983 Cash Box Archived from the original on 11 September 2012 Offiziellecharts de Kajagoogoo Too Shy GfK Entertainment charts Retrieved 18 March 2019 Forum ARIA Charts Special Occasion Charts Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts 1980s Australian charts com Hung Medien Archived from the original on 6 October 2014 Retrieved 6 June 2014 Jaaroverzichten 1983 in Dutch Ultratop Hung Medien Retrieved 6 June 2014 The Top Singles of 1983 RPM Vol 39 no 17 Library and Archives Canada 24 December 1983 Retrieved 6 July 2018 TOP 1983 Top france fr in French Retrieved 6 June 2014 Top 100 Jaaroverzicht van 1983 in Dutch Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 6 June 2014 Jaaroverzichten Single 1983 in Dutch Single Top 100 Hung Medien Retrieved 6 June 2014 Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1983 in German Hitparade ch Hung Medien Retrieved 6 June 2014 Top 100 Hits for 1983 The Longbored Surfer Archived from the original on 29 November 2013 Retrieved 6 June 2014 The CASH BOX Year End Charts 1983 Cash Box Archived from the original on 11 September 2012 French single certifications Kajagoogoo Too Shy in French InfoDisc SelectKAJAGOOGOOand clickOK British single certifications Kajagoogoo Too Shy British Phonographic Industry Selectsinglesin the Format field SelectGoldin the Certification field TypeToo Shy in the Search BPI Awards field and then press Enter EA and Depeche Mode Collaborate on Signature Song for The Sims 2 Open for Business Electronic Arts Retrieved 8 August 2015 Also making musical appearances in the game are Things Can Only Get Better by Howard Jones Too Shy by Kajagoogoo and Synthesized by Epoxies Bowman Sabienna 29 December 2018 Here s Every 80s Song From Black Mirror Bandersnatch So You Can Marvel at the Details Bustle Retrieved 30 December 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Too Shy amp oldid 1111244277, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
