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The A Side:
Pop Goes The World (Dance Mix) 7:43
Pop Goes The World (Edited Dance Mix) 4:38
The B Side:
Pop Goes The World (Dub Mix) 6:26
Pop Goes The World (Album Version) 3:35
The Brief:
Men Without Hats hail from Montreal, Qubec and came together as a band in 1977. The name of the band originates from the quirk that lead singer Ivan Doroschuk and his two brothers refused to wear hats during Montreal’s cold winters, calling themselves “the men without hats.” The group gained international success in 1982 with their hit “The Safety Dance” which was a Top 5 US hit and reached #6 on the UK Singles Chart. For their third studio LP, released in 1987, the group released the title track “Pop Goes The World” which became their second and final Top 40 hit in the US.
The Billboard Charts:
| Chart | Debuted | Debut Pos. | Peak Pos. | Wks on Chart |
| Hot 100 | 10/31/87 | 91 | 20 | 21 |
| Hot Dance/Disco | 11/7/87 | 27 | 7 |
The Source:
Label: Mercury Records
Catalog#: 888 859-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 1/3 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
The Equipment:
Technics SL-1200MK2 Turntable
Audio Technica AT440MLa Phono Cartridge
Yamaha RX-Z1 A/V Receiver
Sony PCM-R300 DAT Deck
Turtle Beach Catalina sound card
Mustek Scan Express A3 1200 Scanner
Spin Clean Record Washer MKII
The Software:
Cool Edit Pro
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006
Microsoft ICE
The Links:
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password is: funwithvinyl
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Thank you for this! Keep up the gr8 work.
Nice selection, thanks. The wife appreciates it. I don’t remember this video, but I do always remember the Safety Dance video with the strange, overly-bouncy girl dancing all over the place. She kind of scared me, actually. Her expression reminded me of the mother of CARRIE at the end when she came after her with the knife. Probably just me…
LOL!
Made me chuckle reading that bit, Mike.
I felt that way back then too…I remember her looking a bit expressionless and demented.
After the “novelty” that is the Safety Dance, I thought we’d heard the last of MWH.
This single is really the second wind for them in the US.
I could hug you for posting this 12″.
You made my day!
I’m not against hugs, bring it on
simply amazing! thank you for sharing this with an excelent quality!!!!
Nice – love the whole album too. Nice to hear it alive and kicking again in the very creative Tide Pods commercial!
Thanks Richie. I didn’t have this one.