Acceptable in the 80s

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"Acceptable in the 80s"
Single by Calvin Harris
from the album I Created Disco
B-side
  • "This Is The Industry"
  • "Love for You"
Released 12 March 2007
Format
  • 10"
  • 12"
  • CD
  • download
Recorded 2006
Genre
Length
  • 5:34
  • 3:31 (radio edit)
Label
  • Sony
  • Columbia
Writer(s) Calvin Harris
Calvin Harris singles chronology
"Acceptable in the 80s"
(2007)		 "The Girls"
(2007)

"Acceptable in the 80s" is the debut single by Scottish musician Calvin Harris. The song became Harris' first hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at the number 10 position on the UK Singles Chart.

The professional wrestling video podcast "OSW Review" uses this song and variations on it for its introduction.

Composition

The song is in the key of E minor, with a tempo of 128bpm. It samples the song "Shake It" by David Bowie.

Music video

The music video, directed by Woof Wan-Bau, features many references of the time; the stereotypical large hairstyles, bright dayglo colours and bizarrely, scientists dissecting a sock puppet that appears to be an otter, products of which are used by a hair stylist, TV chef, and to heal a grazed knee: that could be a reference to the fact that testing cosmetic products on animals was still legal in the UK in the 1980s (it was banned only in 1998).[1]

Track listing

10" (FLYEYE 001)
No. Title Length
1. "Acceptable In The 80s"   5:33
2. "This Is The Industry"   3:36


12" (FLYEYE 003)
No. Title Length
1. "Acceptable In The 80s" (Tom Neville Remix) 7:16
2. "Acceptable In The 80s"   5:33
3. "Acceptable In The 80s" (Glimmers Remix) 5:58


Maxi CD (FLYEYE 004)
No. Title Length
1. "Acceptable In The 80s" (Radio Edit) 3:31
2. "Love For You"   3:49
3. "Acceptable In The 80s"   5:33
4. "Acceptable In The 80s" (Tom Neville Remix) 7:16

Charts

Chart (2007–08) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 97
Denmark (Tracklisten)[3] 14
Germany (Official German Charts)[4] 30
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 30
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[6] 9
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[7] 10

References

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External links

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  3. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Calvin Harris – Acceptable In The 80s". Tracklisten.
  4. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Calvin Harris – Acceptable In The 80s". GfK Entertainment.
  5. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 15, 2007". Irish Singles Chart.
  6. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2007-03-18". Scottish Singles Top 40.
  7. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2007-03-24" UK Singles Chart.
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