"Absolute" is the eighth single released by British pop band

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, released on 29 May 1984 by

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in the UK. It later appeared on the studio album '' Cupid & Psyche 85'' (released in June 1985) and was produced by

Arif Mardin Arif Mardin (March 15, 1932 – June 25, 2006) was a Turkish-American music producer, who worked with hundreds of artists across many different styles of music, including jazz, rock, soul, disco and country. He worked at Atlantic Records for ov ...

. Following on from their breakthrough hit "

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", "Absolute" peaked at No. 17 on the

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. It also peaked at No. 10 on the

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Track listing

7" single :A: "Absolute" – 3:52
:B: "Absolute" (Version) – 5:08 (an edit of the "Version" which appears on the 12") 12" single :A: "Absolute" – 4:16
:B: "Absolute" (Version) – 6:10

Charts

References

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* {{Authority control Scritti Politti songs Songs written by Green Gartside 1984 songs Virgin Records singles Warner Records singles 1984 singles Song recordings produced by Arif Mardin