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“Be Near Me”

Single by ABCfrom the album How to Be a...Zillionaire!
B-side
"A to Z" (U.S. 7"),"What’s Your Destination?" (UK 7,12")
Released
January 1985
Format
7",12"
Recorded
December 1984
Genre
Dance-pop
Length
3:38
Label
Mercury
Writer(s)
Martin Fry/Mark White
Producer
Martin Fry/Mark White
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“Be Near Me” Single by ABC from the album How to Be a...Zillionaire! B-side "A to Z" (U.S. 7"),"What’s Your Destination?" (UK 7,12") Released January 1985 Format 7",12" Recorded December 1984 Genre Dance-pop Length 3:38 Label Mercury Writer(s) Martin Fry/Mark White Producer Martin Fry/Mark White ABC singles chronology "(How to Be a) Millionaire"(1984) "Be Near Me"(1985) "Vanity Kills"(1985) "Be Near Me" is a song by ABC. The hit single from How to Be a...Zillionaire!, it is a message from the group's lead singer, Martin Fry, to an unknown addressee. He commands the addressee not to leave him. It peaked at #26 on the UK singles chart in 1985, then later in the year it went to #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S. The song also went to #1 on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart in September of that year, remaining on top for two weeks.

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Contents [hide]1 Music video 2 Track listing 2.1 7" version 2.1.1 U.S. release 2.1.2 UK release 2.2 12" version 2.2.1 U.S. release 2.2.2 UK release 3 See also
[edit] Music videoThe song’s music video depicts the band as a group of cartoon characters that have entered the real world. They are seen performing the song against a white background. During this, the camera makes a series of rolling panning shots, suggesting that the band is inside a ping-pong ball.
The song also appeared in the movie The Breakfast Club but was not featured on the album.
Track listing
7" version
U.S. release"Be Near Me" (3:38) "A to Z" (2:50)
UK release"Be Near Me" (3:38) "What’s Your Destination?" [instrumental version of track 1] (3:38)
12" version
U.S. release"Be Near Me" [Munich Disco Mix] (5:28) "Be Near Me" [Ecstasy Mix] (4:45) "What’s Your Destination?" [instrumental version of "Be Near Me"] (3:36)
UK release"Be Near Me" [Munich Disco Mix] (5:27) "A to Z" (2:50) "What’s Your Destination?" [instrumental version of "Be Near Me"] (3:38)