"You Blew" is a 1988 single by American singer

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, taken from her fifth album '' La Toya''. Released on December 20, 1988, The single was produced by hip-hop production team

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and was released on 7" and 12" formats in Germany by Teldec Records. Both versions include only two tracks: "You Blew" and " Such a Wicked Love", which had previously been released as a single in the US. Jackson performed the song in

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for the

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n television program "Only For Men" in March 1989 and in two German TV shows, including

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's ''Na Siehste!''.

Release

The song was released only in some parts of

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, including

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and

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on her German label only. The song, released as the fifth single from '' La Toya'' (1988) was released in November 1988.

Versions

* Album version – 4:54 * 7" edit – 3:20

References

{{La Toya Jackson La Toya Jackson songs 1988 singles 1988 songs RCA Records singles Song recordings produced by Full Force