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, from his 1987 self-titled second album. Released as the second

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from the album, the song reached No. 6 on the

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chart. A popular club remix appeared on the U.S. 12" release on

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, with remix and additional production by Justin Strauss and Murray Elias. On the CD compilation ''Retro:Active7 - Rare & Remixed'' (2010), Strauss and Elias mention in the liner notes how they thought the vocal delivery of "Animal Magic" was kind of New Order-ish and that "

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" was dominating the clubs at the time, so they tried to bring that sound to the remix.

Critical reception

Upon its release, Roger Morton of ''

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'' described "Animal Magic" as a "pert little slice of softly-softly pop, with some winning birdy noises which totally fail to disguise Mr Some's painfully mannered vocal delivery". He added, "Belouis has a formidable talent for making everything he does sound third-hand. Johnny Morris should sue." Norman Corbett of ''

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'' gave the single three out of four stars and commented, "Laid-back cut not sharp enough to pierce big time success. Pleasing enough sound from Some flows along but lacks bite. Profligate use of vocal talent." In the US, ''

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'' considered the song to be a "melodious and lucid pop number" with "nice production". In a review of ''Belouis Some'', Scott Benarde of ''

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'' described the song as "dreamy".

Track listing

;UK 12" :A. "Animal Magic" (Extended Version) :B1. "Animal Magic" (Radio Version) :B2. "Aware of You" ;U.S. 12" :A1. "Animal Magic" (Dance Vocal) (Remix, additional production: Justin Strauss & Murray Elias) - 6:58 :A2. "Animal Magic" (Jungle Mix) (Remix, additional production: Justin Strauss & Murray Elias) - 7:10 :B1. "Animal Magic" (Dub) (Remix, additional production: Justin Strauss & Murray Elias) - 6:10 :B2. "Aware of You" (Producer: Steve Thompson &

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Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Animal Magic (song) 1987 songs 1987 singles Belouis Some songs Parlophone singles Capitol Records singles Song recordings produced by Gary Langan Songs written by Belouis Some