Self Control by Laura Branigan

Genre: Dance
Year: 1984

"Self Control" is the name of an international hit song recorded in 1984 by Laura Branigan, as well as the album on which it appears. The song was recorded that same year with the same English lyrics by Italian singer Raf, who co-wrote the song with Giancarlo Bigazzi and Steve Piccolo. Branigans version first hit #1 in Germany on June 15, 1984. Rafs version first hit #1 in Italy on June 23, 1984. Branigans version was the most popular song across Europe during much of the summer of 1984 and was the song of the year in Switzerland. Branigans version peaked at #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and also went to number two on the dance chart. The song has become one of the defining pop songs of the 1980's, with a number of remakes recorded each year. Notable covers include Puerto Rican Read full article at wikipedia.org

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