"I Can't Escape from You"
UK 12" sleeve
Single by Act
from the album Laughter, Tears and Rage
B-side
Released7 March 1988 (1988-03-07)
Recorded1987
GenreSynthpop
Length3:05
LabelZTT
Songwriter(s)Thomas Leer, Claudia Brücken
Producer(s)Stephen Lipson
Act singles chronology
"Chance"
(1988)		 "I Can't Escape from You"
(1988)
Alternative cover
UK 7" sleeve

"I Can't Escape from You" is the fourth and final single from synthpop band Act. Due to previous single "Chance" being withdrawn, ZTT Records hurriedly released "I Can't Escape from You" on 7 March 1988. The single reached No. 90 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]

The 12" featured a cover of the Smiths' "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" as a bonus track. This would eventually be released on the CD version of the album Laughter, Tears and Rage three months later.

Critical reception

David Stubbs from Melody Maker wrote, "Claudia's scratching, clawing, growling vocal sweeps over Thomas Leer's over-developed Europop which almost, but never quite lurches into a HM/disco consensus."[2] Michele Kirsch from NME commented, "Claudia Brucken's peculiar mug graces the walls of London as hubby Paul fades deeper into the woodwork in the wake of Holly Johnson's victory. Meanwhile, back at the synth, Thomas Leer, Andy 'Gang of One' Gill and producer Steve Lipson can do little to prevent Claudia from out Loviching Lene—her voice fed through some nasty Eurotrash compacter. She's like an electro Nico waiting for her sample of Warhol; great intellects could be at work here, but they should be at play."[3]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Thomas Leer and Claudia Brücken, except where noted.

7" vinyl

  • UK: ZTT / IMM 2
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."I Can't Escape from You" (Single version)3:05
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Dear Life"3:19

12" vinyl

  • UK: ZTT / TIMM 2
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."I Can't Escape from You" (Love & Hate)7:24
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now"Morrissey, Johnny Marr3:53
2."(Theme From) I Can't Escape from You" 3:02
3."Dear Life" 3:19

CD

  • UK: ZTT / CDIMM 2 (subtitled "Compacted")
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Can't Escape from You" (Love & Hate) 7:24
2."Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now"Morrissey, Marr3:53
3."Dear Life" 3:19
4."I Can't Escape from You" (Version) 3:09

References

  1. ↑ "The Official Charts Company - Act - I Can't Escape From You". Retrieved 19 July 2009.
  2. ↑ Stubbs, David (27 February 1988). "Singles". Melody Maker. p. 32. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  3. ↑ Kirsch, Michele (27 February 1988). "45". NME. p. 18. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
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