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"I Won't Let You Downwards"
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UK vii-inch unmarried comprehend
Single past Ph.D.
from the album Ph.D.
B-side "Hideaway"
Released
  • 17 April 1981[1]
  • February 1982 (re-release)
Recorded 1981–1982
Studio Ramport, London
Genre Synth-pop[ii]
Length 4:10
Label WEA
Songwriter(south)
  • Jim Diamond
  • Tony Hymas
Producer(s) Ph.D.
Ph.D. singles chronology
"Petty Suzi's on the Upwards"
(1981) 		"I Won't Let Y'all Down"
(1981) 		"There'southward No Reply to It"
(1982)

"I Won't Permit Yous Downwardly" is a vocal by British pop group Ph.D., released as the second single from their eponymous debut studio album (1981). It entered the UK Singles Chart in Apr 1982 at number 34, peaked at number three the following calendar month. The ring consisted of Jim Diamond who was the lead vocalist, Tony Hymas on keyboards and Simon Phillips on drums. Information technology went on to go the 23rd acknowledged single of 1982 in the UK.

The song preceded its UK chart success in Commonwealth of australia, where it reached number 5 in Oct 1981.[3]

Versions [edit]

The album and seven-inch single versions (which is usually the version played on radio) of the song are subtly different – the single version begins with a synth-based introduction based on the vocal's main claw, whilst the anthology version goes direct into the first poesy. The album version as well has 1 additional repeat of the "I won't let you lot downwards" line in the second rendition of the chorus, and has an additional drum fill up in during the repeat of the chorus on the second poesy. The music video of the song uses the anthology cut, whilst many 1980s compilation albums apply the single cut instead, as do later pressings of the band's second album Is It Safe? which features the song at the stop of Side i as a bonus track.

Diamond re-recorded the vocal on his eponymous 1993 anthology Jim Diamond with a slightly dissimilar arrangement, and it remained a staple of his live shows up until his death in 2015.

Australian singer Kate Ceberano likewise released the song in 1999, and an Italian version of the song by Zucchero, titled Tutti i colori della mia vita [it] (All the Colours of My Life), was released in 2008.

Music video and TV performances [edit]

The original music video for the song was set in and effectually the Queensway area of West London. As with the band's previous unmarried "Little Suzi's on the Upwards", the video is shot in a slapstick comedy style and features Jim Diamond as a well-dressed man trying to win back the affections of his lover (thus mirroring the theme of the song) using presents and taking her to upmarket bars and restaurants. Tony Hymas appears as the video'south antagonist; in various scenes dressed in various disguises he makes unsuccessful attempts to assassinate, or maim Diamond'south character in order to win the affections of the woman. He is finally successful when, posing as a car dealer, he lures Diamond into a 2nd paw machine (a white Fiat 128), which is revealed to be on the end of a crane in a scrapyard being lifted up, whilst Hymas walks away with the girl as the camera zooms out and fades to black.

The performance for the German television evidence Bananas was set in a dressing room at a club with Diamond performing the song as he professes his love to a adult female sitting next to him. He besides looks at the mirror and after he turns around his image also sings. In the end, Diamond does win over the adult female, only after he leaves the room as his mirror epitome walks upward to her (who was in actuality looking in the mirror at Diamond).

The TopPop performance of the song is prepare in a studio with a big statue in the groundwork. Diamond sings to twin sisters seated adjacent to him with Hymas in the foreground on the synthesisers.

Charts [edit]

Certifications [edit]

Kate Ceberano version [edit]

"I Won't Let Y'all Down"
I Won't Let You Down by Kate Ceberano.jpg
Unmarried by Kate Ceberano
from the album True Romantic
A-side "I Won't Let You Down"
Released July 1999 (July 1999)
Length 4:31
Label Festival
Songwriter(s)
  • Jim Diamond
  • Tony Hymas
Producer(due south) Mark Goldenberg
Kate Ceberano singles chronology
"Time to Recall"
(1998) 		"I Won't Let You Down"
(1999) 		"True Romantic"
(1999)

In 1999, Australian vocalizer Kate Ceberano recorded a cover version of "I Won't Let You Down", which was released in July 1999 as the first single for her kickoff compilation album, True Romantic. She performed the song on Hey Hey It's Saturday.[19]

Track listing [edit]

  • CD single
  1. "I Won't Let You Down"
  2. "Trying Too Hard"
  3. "Feeling Alright" (live version)

Charts [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Releases". Tape Mirror: 26. 25 Apr 1981. Retrieved eight February 2021 – via flickr.com.
  2. ^ Sweeting, Adam; MacAskill, Ewen (11 October 2015). "Jim Diamond obituary". The Guardian . Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b Kent, David (2007). Australian Top twenty Book 1940–2006. Turramurra, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN978-0-646-47665-0.
  4. ^ "Ph.D. – I Won't Let You Down" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  5. ^ "The Irish gaelic Charts – Search Results – PHD". Irish Singles Nautical chart. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Nederlandse Peak 40 – PH-D" (in Dutch). Dutch Elevation 40. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Ph.D. – I Won't Let Y'all Downward" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  8. ^ "SA Charts 1965–1989 (Equally presented on Springbok Radio/Radio Orion) – Acts P". The South African Rock Encyclopedia . Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Ph.D. – I Won't Let You Down". Swiss Singles Chart.
  10. ^ "P-H-D: Creative person Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Ph.D. – I Won't Permit You Downwardly". GfK Amusement charts. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1982 – Singles" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  13. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1982" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  14. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1982". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  15. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1982". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  16. ^ Rees, Dafydd; Lazell, Barry; Jones, Alan (1983). "The Acme 100 Great britain Singles". Chart File Volume 2. London: Virgin Books. pp. 80–81. ISBN0-907080-73-ane.
  17. ^ "Tiptop 100 Unmarried-Jahrescharts – 1982" (in High german). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  18. ^ "British single certifications – Ph D – I Won't Let You Down". British Phonographic Industry. i May 1982. Retrieved 23 September 2019. Select singles in the Format field.Select Silver in the Certification field.Type I Won't Permit You Downwardly in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  19. ^ "Kate Ceberano - I Won't Let Yous Downwardly - Hey Hey It's Sabbatum 1999". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 23 Apr 2016.
  20. ^ "Kate Ceberano – I Won't Permit You Downwards". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 23 April 2016.

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