Universal Daddy is the sixth single by Alphaville, and their second from their album '' Afternoons in Utopia''. It was released only in Europe.

Reviews

This song was described as one of the album's best songs and reminiscent of the kind of music that their contemporaries the Pet Shop Boys might produce. Despite the praise, the song is one of singer Marian Gold's least favorite Alphaville songs ever, saying simply that "the lyrics are the most embarrassing ones I've ever written".

Track listings

; 7" single # "Universal Daddy" — 3:57 # "Next Generation" — 3:58 ; 12" single # "Universal Daddy (Aquarian Dance Mix)" — 6:16 # "Next Generation" — 3:58 * The writing credit for "Next Generation" is listed as "Gold/Lloyd/Echolette/Ryan" * The B-side also appears on the US single release of " Red Rose", and a new remix of the song appears on 1999's ''

Dreamscapes ''Dreamscapes'' is a limited edition eight-CD set of rare Alphaville recordings, released in 1999. It features 124 tracks with a total playing time of around 9.5 hours. 43 of the songs had never been available before, and all of the remainder had ...

'' ; US Promotional 12" single (PR-978) # "Universal Daddy (Vocal/Extended Remix)" — 6:15 # "Universal Daddy (Vocal/LP Version)" 3:54 * The "Vocal/Extended Remix" is the same as the UK's "Aquarian Dance Mix" * In 2014, the "Aquarian Dance Mix" and the unaltered b-side "Next Generation" were released for the first time on CD on ''

so80s presents Alphaville ''So80s presents Alphaville'' is a compilation album for the band Alphaville, released in October 2014. The release includes all of their original 12-inch 1980's maxi-singles and their respective B-sides, many for the first time on CD in their ori ...

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Charts

Other releases

One demo of this song was released on the album ''Dreamscapes'', and another on the fan-only release ''History''.

Notes

{{Authority control Alphaville (band) songs 1986 singles Songs written by Marian Gold Songs written by Ricky Echolette Songs written by Bernhard Lloyd Atlantic Records singles Warner Music Group singles 1986 songs