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It was the lead single from his '' Woman Out of Control'' album of the same year, and it reached #12 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in early 1984. It was Parker's fifth top 20 hit, the sixth being 1984's "

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Background

The song is an up-tempo ballad with electronic instruments. While initially the song speaks of lost love and an ended relationship, the lyrics gradually take a considerably more sinister tone, ultimately implying that the man either is stalking his former girlfriend, or potentially preparing to do harm to her. A turning point in the tone occurs when Parker borrows a line from

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", "Every breath you take, I'll be watching you." It is summarily followed by closing lines which indicate that the relationship has taken a dark turn: "There's no way that this thing is through, no; Not yet, I ain't through lovin' you; I'm gettin' mad, girl, don't you ever try to leave, no, no; It'll be the last thing you'll ever do."

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