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singer Amanda Lear from her second album '' Sweet Revenge'', released as a single in 1978. It was a chart success upon its original release and enjoyed a resurgence of popularity in 2004 after exposure in the

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TV advertisement.

Song information

The song was composed by Rainer Pietsch, with lyrics written by Amanda Lear, and produced by her longtime collaborator,

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. It was released as the single from Lear's second album '' Sweet Revenge'' in mid-late 1978, heavily

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from its original album length of 5:08. " Run Baby Run" was released as the B-side in Europe, "Hollywood Flashback" in Africa, and "

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" in Japan. "Enigma" met with considerable charts success, reaching the top 10 in Belgium and Italy, and remains one of Lear's biggest hits of the

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era. The singer performed the song on television across Europe as well as in the finale of the

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Italian documentary film '' Follie di notte'' (1978) in which she appeared as the hostess. In 1998, she re-recorded the track for the album '' Back in Your Arms''. In 2004, the song was featured in the

chocolate bar TV advertisement which was extensively broadcast in Eastern European countries, such as the Czech Republic, Poland and Romania. It caused a sudden interest in the song and the singer herself. Lear's low-pitched voice caused a stir among TV audiences who initially assumed that the song was performed by a man. "Enigma" received airplay in Eastern Europe and enjoyed newfound popularity in radio charts. The song was featured in the 2002 exhibition devoted to disco music '' Disco: A Decade of Saturday Nights'' at the

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Music video

The music video for the song was filmed as part of Italian TV show ''

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''. It pictures Amanda in a bright pink catsuit (same as in the first "

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" video) performing the song on an inflatable bed with three black

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s, surrounded by other ''Stryx'' performers. The video was directed by Enzo Trapani and first aired in autumn 1978.

Track listing

*Dutch 7" Single :A. "Enigma (Give a Bit of Mmh to Me)" – 4:00 :B. " Run Baby Run" – 3:45 *Italian 7" Single :A. "Enigma (Give a Bit of Mmh to Me)" – 4:20 :B. "Run Baby Run" – 3:45 *African 7" Single :A. "Enigma (Give a Bit of Mmh to Me)" – 3:20 :B. "Hollywood Flashback" – 4:31 *Japanese 7" Single :A. "Enigma (Give a Bit of Mmh to Me)" – 4:12 :B. "

" – 3:45

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Cover versions

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recorded the song in German as "Sag' ganz einfach du zu mir" for her 1979 album ''Nimm es so wie es kommt''. * In 2006, Spanish singer

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released a

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of the song on his Amanda Lear tribute album ''Diamonds''. * Polish model Katarzyna Sowińska performed the song in the second season of ''

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'', Polish version of '' Soapstar Superstar'', in September 2007.

References

{{authority control 1978 singles 1978 songs Amanda Lear songs Ariola Records singles Polydor Records singles Songs written by Amanda Lear Songs written by Rainer Pietsch