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"An Englishman in New York"
Single by Godley & Creme
from the album Freeze Frame
B-side"Silent Running"
Released1979
GenreRock
Length5:45
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Godley & Creme
Producer(s)Godley & Creme

"An Englishman in New York" is a song by Godley & Creme, from their 1979 album Freeze Frame. It is memorable for an innovative self-produced music video which involved Godley singing in front of Creme, as Creme conducted mannequins dressed up as members of a 1930s big band orchestra. This feature is a homage to scenes from the 1971 film The Abominable Dr. Phibes, directed by Robert Fuest.[citation needed]

Personnel

Credits sourced from the original album liner notes.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)|[1] 17
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[3] 3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] 7
West Germany (Official German Charts)[5] 25

Year-end charts

Chart (1980) Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 41
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] 26
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 38

References

  1. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 127. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  2. ^ "Godley & Creme – An Englishman in New York" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 11, 1980" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Godley & Creme – An Englishman in New York" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Godley & Creme – An Englishman in New York" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1980". Ultratop. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1980". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1980". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

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