Modern English - I Melt With You (1990)

I specifically post here about the 1990 charting of this song. I'm quite aware this song has a history (in mono instead of stereo) and featured in Burger King commercials, it is almost as well known as any top 40 song out there.

Whitburn's annual says this is a repeat, but yet the CD Single contains a new mix: I Melt With You (Toke's Rock The Radio Mix)and not the original 45 version:

https://www.discogs.com/Modern-English-I-Melt-With-You-Remix es/release/7049221

This leads me to believe that the remix was what was released, not the original song. Am I wrong or was the original played on radio. Anyone remember?

https://www.discogs.com/Modern-English-I-Melt-With-You/relea se/524453

The above is also a CD promo. I did look at the cassette release and specifically says 1990 but does not elude to a different remix.

I listened to The Rock The Radio Mix and it is clearly not the original. Hopefully someone could add some insight...

PS If crapfromthepast wants to do a wonderful explanation of why a 1982-83 single was in mono and where to find it I am all ears...


Edited by PopArchivist

I'm not totally clear on your question, Richie, but I
can tell you this much. The 1990 version on TVT records
is a re-recording. I guess the band figured they got so
much airplay of the original 1983 Sire/4AD version
throughout the 80s that this time they'd re-record it
and try for a top 40 hit. So the 1990 version is not a
re-entry.

I heard the 1990 TVT version a few times on the radio
in 1990 and then never again. The world continued to
play the 1983 version ever after.

I used to own the TVT CD single but it's long gone now,
so I can't tell you which mix was played off that
single.

MM

Edit: in the time it took me to write this, Ron already
replied.

Edited by MMathews

To clarify things here...the [R] symbol means re-entry of a previous song. It could be a completely different version.
In fact, there's a trivia note in Top Pop Singles that says "I Melt With You" is indeed a new version.

Since the chart showed the TVT label & number, I would use that for any 1990 Hot 100 library.

Edited by Paul Haney

RichM921 wrote: Is this the version where the lyric changed to "It Melts With You"? I used to hear that one occasionally.

Yes it is.

Here's the video for the 1990 version:

I Melt With You - 1990 version

The lyric is "I'll stop the world and melt with you." He never actually says "I melt with you."