"Use It Up and Wear It Out" is a song by US-based dance and soul group Odyssey that was released as a single in 1980. It was originally released as the B-side of "Don't Tell Me, Tell Her". When it was rereleased as the A-side it would go on to spend twelve weeks on the UK Singles Chart, including two at No. 1,[1] but failed to have any commercial success in the United States.
| "Use It Up And Wear It Out" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Odyssey | ||||
| from the album Hang Together | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Disco | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Odyssey singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Use It Up and Wear It Out" on TopPop on YouTube | ||||
The song was written by Sandy Linzer and L. Russell Brown,[2] and produced by Linzer. It was the New York-based disco group's only UK No. 1 single, spending two weeks at the top of the charts from July 26 to August 8, 1980,[1] and was their most successful single on the UK Singles Chart. In their native United States, it failed to get into the Hot 100.[3] However along with the track "Don't Tell Me, Tell Her", "Use It Up and Wear It Out" went to number six on the US Billboard Disco Top 100 chart.[4]
The song was produced by Sandy Linzer and was arranged and conducted by Ray Chew.[5] The song was also released in 1980 as a 12" single.[6]
Charts
edit| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] | 5 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] | 4 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] | 2 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[10] | 1 |
| West Germany (GfK)[11] | 20 |
Pat and Mick version
editA cover by the duo Pat and Mick, produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, reached No. 22 on the UK Singles Chart in 1990.[12][13]
Charts
edit| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[14] | 36 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[15] | 22 |
Other versions
editA version by Indigo appears on Queer as Folk 2: Same Men, New Tracks, the second soundtrack album for the UK version of Queer as Folk.[16]
References
edit- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 383. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ James Christopher Monger. "The Best of the 80s - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
- ^ Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 206–7. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 193.
- ^ "Odyssey - Use It Up And Wear It Out". Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "12" Single: Odyssey - Use It Up And Wear It Out (1980)". Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Odyssey – Use It Up And Wear It Out" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Odyssey" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
- ^ "Odyssey – Use It Up And Wear It Out" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Odyssey – Use It Up And Wear It Out" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 420. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 55: We Should Be Dancing to Use It Up And Wear It Out on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
- ^ "Pat & Mick – Use It Up And Wear It Out" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Various - Queer As Folk 2 - Same Men. New Tracks. (CD, Album, Album)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
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