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Strange Behavior by Animotion
Strange Behavior is an album by Animotion, released in 1986. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “I Engineer”, on 1 list with a best position of #1835.
Strange Behavior was the second album from Animotion, the Los Angeles synth-pop outfit that had cracked the Hot 100's top 10 with "Obsession" on its debut, and it came out on Casablanca Records in 1986. It also turned out to be the last record Casablanca released before the label went under. Richie Zito produced it, and the sound is pure mid-decade sheen: big drums, glassy synthesizers and rock guitar muscle flexing underneath the keyboards.
Europe took to it more warmly than home did. "I Engineer", a clanking, stomping thing with a chorus built for the dancefloor, went to number 2 in Germany and 6 in Switzerland, and "I Want You" reached 27 in Germany while stalling at 84 in the States. The album itself peaked at 21 in Switzerland and 71 on the Billboard 200.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Strange Behavior on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Engineer | 1 | #1835 | – | 2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.