Keep Your Distance

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Keep Your Distance
File:Keep Your Distance - Curiosity Killed the Cat.jpg
Studio album by
Curiosity Killed the Cat
Released27 April 1987
3 August 1987 (US)[1]
Recorded1986–1987
GenreSophisti-pop[2][3]
Length37:25
63:58 (with original bonus tracks)
LabelMercury
Producer
Curiosity Killed the Cat chronology
Keep Your Distance
(1987) 		Getahead
(1989)
Singles from Keep Your Distance
  1. "Misfit"
    Released: 8 August 1986; re-released in June 1987
  2. "Down to Earth"
    Released: 7 November 1986
  3. "Ordinary Day"
    Released: 23 March 1987
  4. "Free"
    Released: 7 September 1987[4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Keep Your Distance is the debut album by the British band Curiosity Killed the Cat, released in April 1987. It debuted at #1 on the UK Albums Chart, and is their only album to chart on the Billboard 200, reaching #55.[7][8]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Curiosity Killed the Cat and Toby Andersen.

No.TitleLength
1."Misfit"4:03
2."Down to Earth"4:19
3."Free"4:00
4."Know What You Know"3:50
5."Curiosity Killed the Cat"3:20
6."Ordinary Day"3:51
7."Mile High"4:04
8."Red Lights"5:33
9."Shallow Memory"4:25
Total length:37:25
Original CD bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
10."Misfit" (Extended Version)7:03
11."Down to Earth" (Extended Version)5:58
12."Ordinary Day" (Extraordinary Mix)5:22
13."Mile High" (Mile Long Mix)8:10
Total length:63:58
2010 reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Bullet"3:40
15."Man"3:33
16."Corruption" (Dub)5:26

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1987) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[9] 47
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] 20
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] 9
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 29
Icelandic Albums (Tónlist)[13] 7
Italian Albums (FIMI)[14] 8
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[15] 19
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 32
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 7
UK Albums (OCC)[7] 1
US Billboard 200[8] 55

Year-end charts

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Chart (1987) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18] 63
Italian Albums (FIMI)[19] 26
UK Albums (OCC)[20] 24

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] Platinum 300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  8. ^ a b "Curiosity Killed the Cat Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
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  10. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Curiosity Killed the Cat – Keep Your Distance" (in German). Hung Medien.
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  12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Curiosity Killed the Cat – Keep Your Distance" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
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