"8-3-1" is a song recorded by British singer

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for her 2001 album, '' Face Up''. It was written by Stansfield, her husband Ian Devaney,

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from the 80's band

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and British singer

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. "8-3-1" was produced by Devaney and received favorable reviews from music critics who called it the best track on the album and also the set's most obvious hit, the breezy, disco-laced anthem. The numbers come from the chorus, which goes: "8 letters, 3 words, 1 meaning," referring to the phrase "I love you" and the song also starts off with a classic cinema line from

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, "Oh I love you."

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created CD singles for "8-3-1" and set the European release date for 17 September 2001. However, the single which included previously unreleased track "Can't Wait to," was withdrawn at the last minute. In 2003, "8-3-1" (

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Club Mix Long Intro) was included on the 2CD limited European edition of '' Biography: The Greatest Hits''. Stansfield also performed "8-3-1" during her 2002 concert at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club which was released on DVD, '' Live at Ronnie Scott's'' in 2005. In 2014, three previously unreleased remixes by David Morales were included on the deluxe 2CD + DVD re-release of ''Face Up''. Remixes of "8-3-1" and "Can't Wait To" were also released on ''

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'' in 2014.

Track listings

UK CD single #"8-3-1" (Radio Edit) – 3:29 #"Can't Wait To" – 4:25 #" Change" (Live) – 5:38 European CD maxi-single #"8-3-1" (Radio Edit) – 3:29 #"8-3-1" (Album Version) – 4:29 #"8-3-1" (Ian Devaney Remix) – 6:02 #"Can't Wait To" – 4:25 #"Change" (Live) – 5:38 2010 UK 7" single #"Eight Three One" – 3:42 Other remixes #"8-3-1" (

Club Mix Long Intro) – 8:28 #"8-3-1" (Morales Alternative Club Mix) – 9:34 #"8-3-1" (Morales Dub) – 8:12 #"8-3-1" (Morales Radio Mix) – 3:23

References

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