Self Control (song)
Self Control is a pop song that was written in 1983 by Raffaele Riefoli, Giancarlo Bigazzi and Steve Piccolo. Both in the interpreted by Laura Branigan version as well as the recorded version of Raf, the song was an international Top Ten hit.
Background
The songwriter Riefoli, Bigazzi and Piccolo wrote the song in 1983, it was published by Raffaele Riefoli published under the pseudonym Raff on his 1984 debut album. However, this only appeared in Europe because as an unknown artist Raff did not get a worldwide deal. About their music publishing, the songwriter had previously offered the song Laura Branigan, who already had been a previous chart success in the U.S. with Gloria. For this reason, appeared in 1984 on Raff Raff Album Italo - disco version and the album Branigan Self Control a Jack White -produced pop version. Finally, Laura Branigan published in the summer of 1984, the song as a single, just a short time later version published by Raff This saw is first exposed to fierce allegations of plagiarism, which could be quickly dispelled by means of copyright notices in the publications by Laura Branigan.
The Laura Branigan version was on the albums Self Control (1984 ), The Best of Laura Branigan (1993 ), The Essential: Laura Branigan published (2002) and The Platinum Collection (2006). 1992 published a "Germany Remix" and 1999 "South -Africa Remix". The producers of these versions were Jack White and Robbie Buchanan.
Chart success
The version of Raff was very popular in Italy, she remained there for four weeks at No. 1 in Germany it peaked at number 2 behind the version of Laura Branigan. The B- side of the single Raff contains "Part 2 " of Self Control, which includes a rap passage of Raf and an unnamed second performer. Both sides together correspond to the well six-minute maxi version. The B- side of the maxi-single is Running Away. The first single released by Laura Branigan was a top ten hit in Europe and the USA. In Germany the version held six weeks at # 1, even in Switzerland, Austria, Canada, South Africa and Sweden, it reached number one in the charts. The B- side of the single is Silent Partners.
Music Video
In the music video for William Friedkin directed Branigan version.