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. The single version differed from the album version of the song. It is a remix by the American mixer

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, which adds a longer musical interlude in the middle of the song and gives greater emphasis to

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in parts of the song. The track reached No. 43 in the

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in July 1988, spending seven weeks in the listing. In an interview given to the '' Daily Record'' in 2012, songwriter Ricky Ross explained that "Chocolate Girl" was "about someone’s relationship which sounded bad. I don’t really like sexist love songs, that awful song by

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which says the same thing, called "

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", which I love". '' The Herald'' also spotted "Chocolate Girl’s dysfunctional Don Juan" running through the lyrics.

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claimed in a 1990 interview that the band approached him to contribute vocals to the song.

Track listing

All songs written by Ricky Ross, except where noted:

7" single (deac 6)

# "Chocolate Girl (Brauer Remix)" – 3:28 # "S.H.A.R.O.N." – 4:13

7" limited edition single (deac ep6)

# "Chocolate Girl (Brauer Remix)" – 3:28 # "S.H.A.R.O.N." – 4:13 # "The Very Thing (Livesey Remix)" – 3:29 # "Love's Great Fears (Brauer Remix)" (

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) – 3:33

12" single (deac t6)

# "Chocolate Girl (Brauer Remix) (Extended Version)" # "Dignity (Live) # "Love's Great Fears (Live) (

) # "S.H.A.R.O.N." – 4:13

CD single (CDDeac 6)

# "Chocolate Girl (Brauer Remix)" – 3:28 # "S.H.A.R.O.N." – 4:13 # "The Very Thing (Livesey Remix)" – 3:29 # "Love's Great Fears (Brauer Remix)" (

) – 3:33

References

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