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Under Your Thumb

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"Under Your Thumb"
Single by Godley & Creme
from the album Ismism
B-side"Power Behind the Throne"
Released31 August 1981 (1981-08-31)
StudioLymehouse Studio (Leatherhead, Surrey)
Genre
Length3:40
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Godley & Creme
Producer(s)Godley & Creme
Godley & Creme singles chronology
"Wide Boy"
(1980)
"Under Your Thumb"
(1981)
"Wedding Bells"
(1981)

"Under Your Thumb" is a song written and recorded by the English duo Godley & Creme, released as the lead single from their fourth studio album, Ismism (1981). The single peaked at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart in October 1981.[1] The single features the non-album track "Power Behind the Throne" as its B-side.

Charts

Chart Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 94
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 32
Ireland (IRMA)[4] 7
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[5] 13
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 3

References

  1. ^ "Godley & Creme | Artist". Official Charts. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 127. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ "Godley & Creme - Under Your Thumb – {{{song}}}" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  4. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Under Your Thumb". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Godley & Creme" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Godley & Creme: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 May 2020.