Julia (Eurythmics song)
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{{Infobox song
| name = Julia
| cover = Eurythmics Julia.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Eurythmics
| album = 1984 (For the Love of Big Brother)
| B-side = Ministry of Love
| released = 7 January 1985
| recorded = 1984
| studio =
| venue =
| length = 4:05 (single version)
6:37 (album version)
| label = Virgin Records (UK)
RCA Records (US)
| writer = Annie Lennox, David A. Stewart
| producer = David A. Stewart
| prev_title = Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)
| prev_year = 1984
| next_title = Would I Lie to You?
| next_year = 1985
| misc = {{External music video|header=Audio|{{YouTube|LdTeQDJZk5I|"Julia (Extended Mix)"}}|type=song}}
}}
"Julia" is a song performed by British pop duo Eurythmics. Written by group members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart
and produced by Stewart, the song was the second and final single released from their album 1984 (For the Love of Big Brother), which served as the soundtrack to the film Nineteen Eighty-Four, an adaptation of George Orwell's political novel of the same name. It plays during the film's ending credits.
Song information
=Musical concept=
The song is a ballad with very sparse electronic instrumentation and an almost a cappella performance by Lennox. Her vocals are accentuated by vocoder effects in the background. The title and lyric of the song are based upon the novel's heroine and love interest, Julia. The cover artwork for the single is a still image from the film, featuring English actress Suzanna Hamilton as Julia.
Midway through the song, an instrumental line based on J. S. Bach's "Fugue #2 in C Minor" from The Well Tempered Clavier, Book 1, can be heard.
Reception
Cash Box said the song is "a dreamy and ethereal piece which is almost exclusively Lennox’s airy vocals and David Stewart’s synthesizer meanderings."{{cite magazine|title=Reviews|magazine=Cash Box|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1985/CB-1985-02-09.pdf|date=February 9, 1985|accessdate=2022-07-26|page=7}}
Breaking a string of six consecutive top 10 hits, "Julia" peaked at number 44 on the UK singles chart.
Other versions
The version of "Julia" found on the soundtrack differs from the one being played during the end-credits of the film - which is more string based with less synthetic arrangements. This is also the case for many of the other songs on the soundtrack versus their version used in the film.
Music Video
The music video for Julia was directed by Chris Ashbrook (who had directed the previous promo for Sexcrime) and was filmed towards the end of 1984. The video, which consists of a bare-shouldered closeup of Lennox's face whilst she sings, was later included on the VHS/DVD Eurythmics Greatest Hits, even though the song itself was not included on the compilation album of the same name.
Track listings
7"
- A: "Julia" [edited]
- B: "Ministry of Love"
12"
- A: "Julia" (extended mix) *
- B: "Ministry of Love" (extended)
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for "Julia" ! scope="col"| Chart (1985) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Europe (European Top 100 Singles){{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/80s/85/M&M-1985-01-28-OCR-Page-0007.pdf |title=European Top 100 Singles |magazine=Eurotipsheet |volume=2 |issue=4 |date=28 January 1985 |page=7 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History}}
| 97 |
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| {{single chart|Ireland2|17|song=Julia|rowheader=true|access-date=4 June 2020}} |
| {{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|44|artist=Eurythmics|artistid=27723|rowheader=true|access-date=4 June 2020}} |
References
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Category:Songs about fictional female characters
Category:Music based on Nineteen Eighty-Four
Category:Songs written for films
Category:Songs written by Dave Stewart (Eurythmics)
Category:Songs written by Annie Lennox
Category:Song recordings produced by Dave Stewart (Eurythmics)