Michael Caine (song)

"Michael Caine" is a song by British band Madness, released on 30 January 1984 as the first single from their album Keep Moving.^[1] The song was written by Carl Smyth and Daniel Woodgate,^[2] and featured Smyth on lead vocals in place of usual Madness vocalist Suggs. "Michael Caine" spent 8 weeks in British charts, peaking at number 11.

When he was first approached to appear on the record, Caine initially turned the band down, but his daughter on hearing this made him change his mind, telling him how popular they were. The German synthpop band And One recorded a cover of the song on their album 9.9.99 9uhr.

Music video

The music video was also based on The Ipcress File and featured a light bulb being shot as seen in the title sequence from the television spy series Callan.^[3] The video took longer to complete than usual, due to being shot on 35mm film as opposed to 16mm.^[3] As a result, Mike Barson is absent for much of the video; he had a plane to catch, and could not stay for the whole filming session.^[3] The video was more serious than most Madness videos up to that point.

Formats and track listings

7" Single

"Michael Caine" (Smyth/Woodgate) - 3:39
"If You Think There's Something" (Barson) - 3:08

12" Single

"Michael Caine (extended version)" (Smyth/Woodgate) - 4:08
"Michael Caine" (Smyth/Woodgate) - 3:39
"If You Think There's Something" (Barson) - 3:08

Chart performance

Chart (1984)	Peak position	Total weeks
UK Singles Chart^[4]	11	8

References

↑ "Record News". NME. London, England: IPC Media: 37. 28 January 1984.
↑ "Allmusic.com Keep Moving Overview". Retrieved on June 27, 2007.
1 2 3 "The Madness Timeline: 1984". Archived from the original on 2008-11-14. Retrieved June 27, 2007.
↑ Madness at Official Charts Company Retrieved 21 June 2013

Madness

Chris Foreman Mike Barson Lee Thompson Suggs Dan Woodgate Mark Bedford Chas Smash

Studio albums	One Step Beyond... Absolutely 7 The Rise & Fall Keep Moving Mad Not Mad The Madness Wonderful The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1 The Liberty of Norton Folgate Oui Oui, Si Si, Ja Ja, Da Da Can't Touch Us Now

Compilation albums	Complete Madness Madness Utter Madness It's... Madness It's... Madness Too Divine Madness The Business Total Madness (1997) Our House Total Madness (2009) Ultimate Madness A Guided Tour of Madness Forever Young: The Ska Collection

Live albums	Madstock! Universal Madness Madness Live: To the Edge of the Universe and Beyond

Box sets	The Business The Lot The Singles Box: Vol. 1 A Guided Tour of Madness

Singles	"The Prince" "One Step Beyond" "My Girl" "Work Rest and Play EP" "Baggy Trousers" "Embarrassment" "The Return of the Los Palmas 7" "Grey Day" "Shut Up" "It Must Be Love" "Cardiac Arrest" "House of Fun" "Driving in My Car" "Our House" "Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)" / "Madness (Is All in the Mind)" "Wings of a Dove" "The Sun and the Rain" "Michael Caine" "One Better Day" "Yesterday's Men" "Uncle Sam" "Sweetest Girl" "(Waiting For) The Ghost Train" "Night Boat to Cairo" "The Harder They Come" "Lovestruck" "Johnny the Horse" "Drip Fed Fred" "Shame & Scandal" "Girl Why Don't You" "Sorry" "NW5" "Dust Devil" "Sugar and Spice" "Forever Young" "My Girl 2" "Never Knew Your Name"

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