Temptation (Heaven 17 song)
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| Single by Heaven 17 | ||||
| from the album The Luxury Gap | ||||
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| Released | 8 April 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
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| Label | Virgin | |||
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| "Temptation" on YouTube | ||||
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1992 re-release: Brothers in Rhythm Remix | ||||
"Temptation" is a single by British band Heaven 17 featuring Carol Kenyon, originally released on 8 April 1983 by Virgin Records, peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart. This was the second single to be taken from their second album, The Luxury Gap (1983), after "Let Me Go" in November 1982. It was written by Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware, and produced by B.E.F. and Greg Walsh. The music video for the song was directed by Steve Barron. "Temptation" was certified silver by the BPI in May 1983, for sales exceeding 250,000 copies, subsequently listed by the Official Charts Company as the 34th best-selling single of 1983 in the UK.