Be Near Me

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"Be Near Me"
Single by ABC
from the album How to Be a ... Zillionaire!
B-side"A to Z", "What's Your Destination?"
Released29 March 1985[1]
RecordedDecember 1984
Genre
Length3:38
Label
Songwriters
Producers
  • Martin Fry
  • Mark White
ABC singles chronology
"(How to Be A) Millionaire"
(1984) 		"Be Near Me"
(1985) 		"Vanity Kills"
(1985)
Music video
"Be Near Me" on YouTube

"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.[5][6] 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.[7]

Composition

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The song is written in F major (C mixolydian mode) with a BPM of 125.

Music video

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The song's music video was directed by Peter Care and shows the four band members in colourful attire playing oversized, cartoonish, instruments, against a white background and floor while the camera makes a series of rolling, panning and swooping shots.[8]

Track listing

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7" version

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US release

  1. "Be Near Me" – 3:38
  2. "A to Z" – 2:50

UK release

  1. "Be Near Me" – 3:38
  2. "A to Z" – 2:50

12" version

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US release

  1. "Be Near Me" (Munich Disco Mix) – 5:28
  2. "Be Near Me" (Ecstasy Mix) – 4:45
  3. "What's Your Destination?" (instrumental version of "Be Near Me") – 3:36

UK release

  1. "Be Near Me" (Munich Disco Mix) – 5:27
  2. "A to Z" – 2:50
  3. "What's Your Destination?" (instrumental version of "Be Near Me") – 3:38

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the original album liner notes, "One Two Testing" and "International Musician".[9][10]

ABC

Additional Musicians

Chart performance

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See also

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References

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