Song · Erasure
“Drama” by Erasure
From the album Wild! (1989)
“Drama” by Erasure appears on 4 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1989 and 1991. It was first released in 1989 on the album Wild!. Its best result is #23 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1989. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #46 alternative song of 1989, #5,401 alternative song of all time and #331 of the '80s.
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Erasure launched their fourth studio album, Wild!, with "Drama!" in 1989, the first single from the record, written by Vince Clarke and Andy Bell and released by Mute in Britain and Sire in America. It starts small and sly, a quiet keyboard line under a hushed Bell vocal, then keeps piling on until it has become a full-tilt dance number.
The shouted accusations that keep punching through came from an unlikely source: the Jesus and Mary Chain, who happened to be recording next door and lent their voices. Critics and fans alike took to it. The B-side, "Sweet, Sweet Baby", is stitched with dialogue samples from Barbarella and John Carpenter's Dark Star.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 39 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1989 | 90 |
| 1989 | 23 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1989 | 105 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 254 | Live 105 | Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) | 299 |
| 1991 | 678 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
Also listed as: Drama!.
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