Name and Number

"Name and Number" (stylised on the single as "Name & No.") is a song by English band Curiosity Killed the Cat. Released as a single on 4 September 1989, the song peaking at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]

"Name and Number"
Single by Curiosity Killed the Cat
from the album Getahead
B-side"Keep On Trying"
Released4 September 1989 (1989-09-04)[1]
Length3:59
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot
  • Julian Godfrey Brookhouse
  • Nick Thorpe
  • Migi Drummond
  • Glenn Skinner
  • Michael John McEvoy
Producer(s)Glenn Skinner
Curiosity Killed the Cat singles chronology
"Free"
(1987)		 "Name and Number"
(1989)		 "First Place"
(1989)

Background

"Name and Number" was recorded at Ridge Farm Studios just after Christmas 1988 and mixed at Rak Studios in January 1989. Along with the four band members, the session was augmented by Paul "Wix" Wickens and Molly Duncan (ex-Average White Band) on saxophone. The song was produced and mixed by Glenn Skinner with engineering by Glenn Skinner, Ren Swan, and Neil Brockbank.

Track listings

7-inch and cassette single (CAT 6; CATMC 6)[3][4]

  1. "Name and Number" – 3:59
  2. "Keep on Trying" – 4:08

12-inch single (CATX 6)[5]

  1. "Name and Number" (extended mix) – 5:32
  2. "Name and Number" (A Schizo version) – 4:26
  3. "Name and Number" (Club Sandwich mix) – 4:21
  4. "Keep On Trying" – 4:38

CD single (CATCD 6)[6]

  1. "Name and Number"
  2. "Name and Number" (Hanging On Person to Person)
  3. "Keep On Trying"
  4. "Name and Number" (Jazzy Dub version)

Charts
Chart (1989) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 51
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 16
Italy (Musica e dischi)[9] 13
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 24
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 31
UK Singles (OCC)[2] 14

Samples

References
  1. "New Singles". Music Week. 2 September 1989. p. 38.
  2. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  3. Name and Number (UK 7-inch single vinyl disc). Curiosity Killed the Cat. Mercury Records, Phonogram Records. 1989. CAT 6, 870 060-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. Name and Number (UK cassette single sleeve). Curiosity Killed the Cat. Mercury Records, Phonogram Records. 1989. CATMC 6, 876 060-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. Name and Number (UK 12-inch single vinyl disc). Curiosity Killed the Cat. Mercury Records, Phonogram Records. 1989. CATX 6, 876 060-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. Name and Number (UK CD single disc notes). Curiosity Killed the Cat. Mercury Records, Phonogram Records. 1989. CATCD 6, 876 061-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 41. 14 October 1989. p. IV.
  8. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Name & Number". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  9. "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Curiosity Killed The Cat".
  10. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Curiosity Killed the Cat" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  11. "Curiosity Killed the Cat – Name & No." (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
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