"I Can't Escape from You" is the fourth and final single from

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band Act. Due to previous single "

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" being withdrawn,

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hurriedly released "I Can't Escape from You" on . The single reached No. 90 on the UK Singles Chart. The 12" featured a cover of

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' " Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" as a bonus track. This would eventually be released on the CD version of the album '' Laughter, Tears and Rage'' three months later.

Critical reception

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from ''

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'' wrote, "Claudia's scratching, clawing, growling vocal sweeps over Thomas Leer's over-developed

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which almost, but never quite lurches into a HM/disco consensus." Michele Kirsch from ''

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'' commented, "Claudia Brucken's peculiar mug graces the walls of London as hubby Paul fades deeper into the woodwork in the wake of

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's victory. Meanwhile, back at the synth, Thomas Leer, Andy 'Gang of One' Gill and producer Steve Lipson can do little to prevent Claudia from out Loviching Lene—her voice fed through some nasty Eurotrash compacter. She's like an electro Nico waiting for her sample of

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; great intellects could be at work here, but they should be at play."

Track listing

All songs written and composed by

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and

Claudia Brücken Claudia Brücken (born 7 December 1963) is a German singer and songwriter. She was the lead vocalist of the synth-pop band Propaganda for many years. In 1996, Brücken started working with Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark co-founder Paul Humphr ...

, except where noted.

7" vinyl

* UK: ZTT / IMM 2

12" vinyl

* UK: ZTT / TIMM 2

CD

* UK: ZTT / CDIMM 2 (subtitled "Compacted")

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:I Can't Escape From You 1988 songs 1988 singles Act (band) songs Song recordings produced by Stephen Lipson ZTT Records singles