"Be Near Me" is a song by English pop band ABC. It was released in April 1985 as the second single from their third studio album, How to Be a ... Zillionaire!. It peaked at No. 26 on the UK Singles Chart in 1985, and was the only single from the album to reach the UK top 40. It was more successful in the United States where it reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4][5] The song also went to number-one on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart in September of that year, remaining on top for two weeks.[6]
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Single by ABC | ||||
from the album How to Be a ... Zillionaire! | ||||
B-side | "A to Z", "What's Your Destination?" | |||
Released | 1 April 1985 | |||
Recorded | December 1984 | |||
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Length | 3:38 | |||
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"Be Near Me" on YouTube |
The song is written in F major (C mixolydian mode) with a BPM of 125.
The song's music video was directed by Peter Care and shows the four band members in colourful attire playing toy instruments, against a white background and floor while the camera makes a series of rolling, panning and swooping shots.[7]
US release
UK release
US release
UK release
Credits adapted from the original album liner notes, "One Two Testing" and "International Musician".[8][9]
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But after Beauty Stab flopped, ABC returned to synth pop for the fabulously poignant 1985 hit "Be Near Me," on How to Be a Zillionaire!