You Surround Me

You Surround Me

Infobox Single |
Name = You Surround Me


Caption =
Artist = Erasure
from Album = Wild!
B-side = "Supernature", "91 Steps"
Released = November 27, 1989
Format = 12", 7", CD, 3" CD
Recorded = 1989
Genre = Synthpop
Length = 3:57
Label = Mute (UK)
Sire (U.S.)
Writer = Vince Clarke, Andy Bell
Producer = Gareth Jones, Mark Saunders, Erasure
Certification =
Last single = "Drama!"
(1989)
This single = "You Surround Me"
(1989)
Next single = "Blue Savannah"
(1990)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Type = singles
Upper caption =


Lower caption = Limited edition "Supernature" 12" single cover

"You Surround Me" is a song by Erasure that was issued in 1989 by Mute Records as the second single from the band's fourth studio album "Wild!". The song was not released in the United States.

History

Upon release, "You Surround Me" became Erasure's tenth consecutive Top 20 hit on the UK singles chart, peaking at number fifteen. It also became a Top 40 hit in Germany, where it reached number thirty-eight.

The track, a love song, was written by Erasure members Vince Clarke and Andy Bell and is a heavily-synthesized ballad with a dramatic chorus featuring Bell's falsetto.

This release has become more notable for the B-sides that were included with "You Surround Me". First was a cover version of Cerrone's environmental anthem "Supernature". The song, also previously recorded by Lene Lovich, led to a collaboration between Erasure and Lovich for the song "Rage", which later appeared on a PETA benefit album. Erasure's recording was remixed by William Orbit and became a popular hit in dance clubs.

Also included on the single as a B-side is "91 Steps", an instrumental with complex synthesizer programming and unusual time signature which prompted listeners to think their CD players were skipping. The track utilizes repeating cycles in which the first seven bars use a 7/4 time signature, followed by one bar in 3/4 time.

Track listings

7" single (MUTE99) / Cassette Single (CMUTE99)

# "You Surround Me"
# "91 Steps"

12" single (12MUTE99) / CD single (CDMUTE99)

# "You Surround Me" (Syrinx Mix)
# "Supernature"
# "91 Steps" (+24 Mix)

Limited 12" single (L12MUTE99) / Limited CD single (LCDMUTE99)

# "You Surround Me" (Remix)
# "Supernature" (William Orbit Remix)
# "91 Steps" (6 Pianos Mix)

Limited "Supernature" 12" single (L12MUTE99)

# "Supernature" (Daniel Miller & Phil Legg Mix)
# "You Surround Me" (Gareth Jones Mix)
# "Supernature" (Mark Saunders Mix)


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