My Telephone
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{{Infobox song
| name = My Telephone
| cover = My Telephone by Coldcut.jpg
| alt =
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = Coldcut featuring Lisa Stansfield
| album = What's That Noise?
| released = {{Start date|df=y|1989|5|22}}
| recorded = 1989
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| genre = {{flat list |
| length = {{Duration|m=5|s=26}}
| label = Ahead of Our Time
| writer = {{flat list |
| producer = Coldcut
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
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| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Coldcut
| type = single
| prev_title = People Hold On
| prev_year = 1989
| title = My Telephone
| year = 1989
| next_title = Coldcut's Christmas Break
| next_year = 1989
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Lisa Stansfield
| type = single
| prev_title = People Hold On
| prev_year = 1989
| title = My Telephone
| year = 1989
| next_title = This Is the Right Time
| next_year = 1989
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|kQC9e9qQLxQ|"My Telephone"}}}}
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"My Telephone" is a song recorded by British band Coldcut featuring Lisa Stansfield, released as a single from Coldcut's debut album, What's That Noise? (1989). It was written by Matt Black, Jonathan More, Stansfield, Ian Devaney, Andy Morris and Tim Parry, and produced by Coldcut.{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Coldcut-My-Telephone/master/20969|title=Coldcut – My Telephone |publisher=Discogs|accessdate=11 March 2015}}
The recording provided the basis for the song "Telephone Thing" by post-punk band The Fall, recorded with Coldcut and released in January 1990.[http://thefall.org/gigography/90jan25.html Andrew Collins, "Funky, Cold, Modern-ah", New Musical Express, 25 January 1990, pp. 24-26]. Retrieved 28 January 2018
Critical reception
Jerry Smith from Music Week wrote, "Having just had a massive hit with the unforgettable "People Hold On", Coldcut lift another track from their current What's That Noise? LP. It's a more innovative number but still with an irresistible hook in the chorus harmonies and set to give them yet more success."{{cite magazine|first=Jerry|last=Smith|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1989/MW-1989-05-27.pdf|title=Singles|work=Music Week|date=27 May 1989|page=21|access-date=13 March 2023}}
Music video
A music video was produced to promote the single, directed by Big T.V. It doesn't feature Stansfield.
Track listings
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- European 7" single
- "My Telephone" (Edit) – 3:50
- "Theme from Evil Eddy" – 3:41
- European CD maxi single
- "My Telephone" (Edit) – 3:50
- "My Telephone" (Redial) – 7:20
- "Theme from Evil Eddy" (Hedmaster Mix) – 7:17
- European 12" single
- "My Telephone" (Redial) – 7:20
- "Theme from Evil Eddy" (Hedmaster Mix) – 7:17
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- European 12" single (Disconnect Mixes)
- "My Telephone" (Disconnect Mixes Parts 1-4) – 10:33
- "Chase from Evil Eddy" – 2:29
- "My Telephone" (Disconnect Mixes Parts 5-8) – 6:41
- French 12" single
- "My Telephone" (Redial) – 7:20
- "People Hold On" (Dimitri Remix) – 6:45
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Charts
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Chart (1989)
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align="left"|West Germany (Official German Charts){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-118643|title=Coldcut - My Telephone|language=German|publisher=GfK Entertainment|accessdate=20 May 2015}}
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References
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Category:Music videos directed by Big T.V.