Blue Savannah
| "Blue Savannah" | ||||
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| Single by Erasure | ||||
| from the album Wild! | ||||
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| Released | 25 January 1990 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 4:23 | |||
| Label | Mute | |||
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| "Blue Savannah" on YouTube | ||||
"Blue Savannah" is a song by English synth-pop duo Erasure from their fourth studio album, Wild! (1989). Written by members Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, the song was released as a single in Japan on 25 January 1990 and was issued in the United Kingdom the following month. Alfa Records released it in Japan as the album's lead single, Mute Records released it in Europe as the album's third single, and Sire Records released it in the United States as the album's second single. It has been described as an uplifting love song.
Following the song's release, "Blue Savannah" became Erasure's eighth top-10 hit in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number three on the UK singles chart. In Ireland, it reached the same position, making it Erasure's 10th top-10 hit there. Elsewhere, the song reached number seven in Denmark and number 12 on the US Billboard 12-inch Singles Sales chart. The music video for the song was directed by Kevin Godley, featuring a mysterious blue hand painting Bell and Clarke completely blue.