Flesh for Fantasy

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"Flesh for Fantasy"
File:Billy Idol - Flesh for Fantasy.jpg
Single by Billy Idol
from the album Rebel Yell
B-side"Blue Highway"
ReleasedAugust 1984 (US)
21 September 1984 (UK)[1][2]
Recorded1983
Genre
Length
  • 4:37 (Album version)
  • 3:47 (Single version)
LabelChrysalis
Songwriters
ProducerKeith Forsey
Billy Idol singles chronology
"Eyes Without a Face"
(1984) 		"Flesh for Fantasy"
(1984) 		"Catch My Fall"
(1984)
Music video
"Flesh for Fantasy" on YouTube
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicNot rated[3]

"Flesh for Fantasy" is a song by the English rock musician Billy Idol, released in August 1984 as the third single from his second studio album Rebel Yell (1983). It reached No. 5 in New Zealand, No. 11 in Germany, No. 20 in Switzerland, and No. 29 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Background and writing

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The song was written by Billy Idol and Steve Stevens, with its title being inspired by the American anthology film Flesh and Fantasy (1943).[4]

Composition

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"Flesh for Fantasy" is a new wave,[5][6] hard rock[5] and post-punk song,[6] with elements of rock, pop and funk.[7]

Music video

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The music video was directed by the American film and television director Howard Deutch.[8]

Spanish version

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Argentine rock singer-songwriter Miguel Mateos made a Spanish version, titled "Sexo y frenesí", and included it on his second live album Salir Vivo in 2002.

Charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Flesh for Fantasy"
Chart (1984) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[9] 28
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[10] 11
Germany (Media Control)[11] 11
Italy (Musica e Dischi)[12] 24
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 20
UK Singles (OCC)[15] 54
US Billboard Hot 100[16] 29
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[17] 8

References

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  10. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9520." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 10, 1984. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
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  13. ^ "Billy Idol – Flesh for Fantasy". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  14. ^ "Billy Idol – Flesh for Fantasy". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  15. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  16. ^ "Billy Idol Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  17. ^ "Billy Idol Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
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