"Change His Ways" | ||||
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Single by Robert Palmer | ||||
from the album Heavy Nova | ||||
B-side | "More Than Ever" | |||
Released | May 1989 [1] | |||
Length | 2:56 | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Songwriter(s) | Robert Palmer | |||
Producer(s) | Robert Palmer | |||
Robert Palmer singles chronology | ||||
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Audio video | ||||
"Change His Ways" on YouTube |
"Change His Ways" is a song by English vocalist Robert Palmer, which was released in 1989 as the fifth single from his ninth studio album Heavy Nova. [2] The song was written and produced by Palmer. [1] "Change His Ways" reached No. 28 in the UK. [3]
A music video, featuring the use of animation and cartoon characters designed by the Italian artist and cartoonist Massimo Mattioli, [4] was filmed to promote the single. [5] [6] The video parodies the highly successful Terence Donovan-directed videos for "Addicted to Love", "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" and "Simply Irresistible" by replacing the backing models with caricature animated birds. [7] The song itself features yodelling and Zydeco accordion. [8]
"Change His Ways" was released by EMI on 7" vinyl in the UK, Europe and Australasia. 12" vinyl and CD formats were issued in the UK and Europe, [9] while a limited edition 7" picture disc was released in the UK. [10] All 7" editions featured the B-side "More Than Ever", which also appeared on Heavy Nova. [2]
Upon release, People commented on the song: "It starts out with a South African tinge then drifts through a reggae mood, a Louisiana riff or two, some mundane pop and, saints preserve, a snatch of yodeling. This is one of those notions that reads better than it sounds, and it doesn't read all that amusingly". [11]
Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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Australian Singles Chart [12] | 38 |
Belgian Singles Chart (V) [13] | 39 |
Dutch Singles Chart [14] | 47 |
German Singles Chart [15] | 62 |
Irish Singles Chart [16] | 21 |
New Zealand Singles Chart [17] | 29 |
UK Singles Chart [18] | 28 |
"Change His Ways" | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Single by Robert Palmer | ||||
from the album Heavy Nova | ||||
B-side | "More Than Ever" | |||
Released | May 1989 [1] | |||
Length | 2:56 | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Songwriter(s) | Robert Palmer | |||
Producer(s) | Robert Palmer | |||
Robert Palmer singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
Audio video | ||||
"Change His Ways" on YouTube |
"Change His Ways" is a song by English vocalist Robert Palmer, which was released in 1989 as the fifth single from his ninth studio album Heavy Nova. [2] The song was written and produced by Palmer. [1] "Change His Ways" reached No. 28 in the UK. [3]
A music video, featuring the use of animation and cartoon characters designed by the Italian artist and cartoonist Massimo Mattioli, [4] was filmed to promote the single. [5] [6] The video parodies the highly successful Terence Donovan-directed videos for "Addicted to Love", "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" and "Simply Irresistible" by replacing the backing models with caricature animated birds. [7] The song itself features yodelling and Zydeco accordion. [8]
"Change His Ways" was released by EMI on 7" vinyl in the UK, Europe and Australasia. 12" vinyl and CD formats were issued in the UK and Europe, [9] while a limited edition 7" picture disc was released in the UK. [10] All 7" editions featured the B-side "More Than Ever", which also appeared on Heavy Nova. [2]
Upon release, People commented on the song: "It starts out with a South African tinge then drifts through a reggae mood, a Louisiana riff or two, some mundane pop and, saints preserve, a snatch of yodeling. This is one of those notions that reads better than it sounds, and it doesn't read all that amusingly". [11]
Chart (1989) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australian Singles Chart [12] | 38 |
Belgian Singles Chart (V) [13] | 39 |
Dutch Singles Chart [14] | 47 |
German Singles Chart [15] | 62 |
Irish Singles Chart [16] | 21 |
New Zealand Singles Chart [17] | 29 |
UK Singles Chart [18] | 28 |