"Take Care of Yourself"
Single by Level 42
from the album Level Best
Released16 October 1989
GenreJazz-funk
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Mark King
Producer(s)Level 42
Level 42 singles chronology
"Tracie"
(1988) 		"Take Care of Yourself"
(1989) 		"Guaranteed"
(1991)

"Take Care of Yourself" is a song released by the British pop/jazz-funk group Level 42 in 1989. The song was released on the compilation Level Best. It was the last song recorded with guitarist Alan Murphy, who died on October 19, 1989, three days after the single was issued. The music video is a retrospective of rock styles from the 60s through to the 80s, and features (for that time) state-of-the-art animation. In some ways it is reminiscent of the video "We Close Our Eyes" by Go West. Lindup, Husband and King appear several times dressed as hippies, punks and heavy metal musicians. Murphy did not appear in this video, but does appear in a video alongside King, Lindup and Husband recorded for RTL Veronique a few days before his death.

Track listing

  1. "Take Care of Yourself" – 4:35
    Producer – Level 42
    Writer – M. King
  2. "Silence" (live) – 5:00
    Producer – Julian Mendelsohn, Level 42, Wally Badarou
    Writer – M. Lindup
  3. "Man" (live) – 7:07
    Producer – Julian Mendelsohn, Level 42, Wally Badarou
    Writer – R. Gould, M. King, W. Badarou

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for "Take Care of Yourself"
Chart (1989) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[1] 30
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[2] 11
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[3] 14
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 39

References

  1. ^ "Level 42 – Take Care of Yourself" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 47, 1989" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Level 42 – Take Care of Yourself" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
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