"Acceptable in the 80s" is a song by Scottish musician Calvin Harris from his debut studio album, ''

I Created Disco ''I Created Disco'' is the debut studio album by Scottish musician Calvin Harris. It was released on 15 June 2007 by Columbia Records. It was preceded by the singles "Acceptable in the 80s" and " The Girls", which reached numbers 10 and three o ...

'' (2007). It was released as the album's lead single on 12 March 2007. The single peaked at number 10 on the

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Music video

The music video, directed by Woof Wan-Bau, features many references to the 1980s, including the stereotypical large hairstyles and bright

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colours. It also features scientists dissecting a

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of what appears to be a genet, the products of which are used by a hair stylist and a TV chef, and to heal a grazed knee.

Alternate version and cover

A remix of the song with additional lyrics (retitled "Love for You"), was included as a B-side to the single. Duran Duran partially covered the song during their 2021-2022 live dates, mixing the song's chorus with the group's own 1981 single "

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{{Authority control Songs about nostalgia 2007 debut singles 2006 songs Calvin Harris songs Columbia Records singles Songs written by Calvin Harris