"I Engineer" is a song by American

synth-pop Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop; ) is a music genre that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s b ...

band

Animotion Animotion is an American synth-pop band from Los Angeles, California, best known for the songs "Obsession (Animotion song), Obsession", "Let Him Go (song), Let him go", "I Engineer, I engineer", and "Room to Move, Room to move". Formed in 1983 ...

. Following its release, the song became a commercial success in German-speaking Europe and South Africa but was less successful elsewhere.

Music video

The video for "I Engineer" was shot in Blackheath, England, in the abandoned Royal Herbert Hospital. There are also scenes crossing London Bridge, with the iconic building of the Financial Times newspaper in the background and people walking towards the city.

Track listings

7-inch single # "I Engineer" – 4:02 # "The Essence" – 4:06 12-inch single # "I Engineer" (remix) – 5:53 # "I Engineer" (dub version) – 5:08 # "Obsession" (remix) – 7:30

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{Authority control 1986 singles 1986 songs Animotion songs Mercury Records singles Song recordings produced by Richie Zito Songs with lyrics by Bernie Taupin Songs written by Holly Knight Songs written by Mike Chapman