Song · Heaven 17
“Temptation” by Heaven 17
From the album The Luxury Gap (1983)
“Temptation” by Heaven 17 appears on 4 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2001 and 2006. It was first released in 1983 on the album The Luxury Gap. Its best result is #217 on the Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,203 alternative song of all time.
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Heaven 17 called in singer Carol Kenyon for "Temptation", which Virgin released on 8 April 1983 as the second single from The Luxury Gap, the band's second album, following "Let Me Go" the previous November. Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware wrote it, and B.E.F. shares the production credit with Greg Walsh. It's synth-pop with its chest puffed out, all drama and gloss, and Steve Barron directed the video.
It climbed to number two in the UK, went silver in May 1983 and finished the year as the 34th best-selling single in the country.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 217 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 500 |
| 2004 | 478 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 500 |
| 2005 | 368 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 500 |
| 2006 | 466 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) | 500 |
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