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{{Infobox single |
{{Infobox song
Name = We Take Mystery (To Bed) |
| name = We Take Mystery (To Bed)
| cover = WeTakeMysteryToBed.jpg
Cover = |
| alt =
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Artist = [[Gary Numan]] |
| type = single
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from Album = [[I, Assassin]]|
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| artist = [[Gary Numan]]
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B-side = "The Image Is" |
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| album = [[I, Assassin]]
Released = 11 June 1982 |
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| B-side = The Image Is
Format = [[Single (music)|7"]]/[[12-inch single|12" single]] |
| released = {{Start date|1982|6|11|df=y}}<ref>{{cite journal|title=News|newspaper=[[Record Mirror]]|date=5 June 1982|page=7|via=[[Flickr]]|access-date=7 January 2021|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/50493846668/in/album-72157716494223637}}</ref>
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Recorded = Rock City Studios, [[London]] 1982 |
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Genre = [[New Wave music|New Wave]] |
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| studio = Rock City Studios ([[Shepperton]])
Length = 3:42 |
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| genre = * [[New wave music|New wave]]
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Label = [[Beggars Banquet Records|Beggars Banquet]] <br> <small>BEG 77 (7"), BEG 81 (12") </small> |
* [[funk]]
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Producer = [[Gary Numan]] |
* [[synth-pop]]
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Last single = "[[Music for Chameleons (song)|Music For Chameleons]]"<br /> (1982) |
| length = 3:42
This single = "'''We Take Mystery (To Bed)'''"<br /> (1982) |
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| label = [[Beggars Banquet Records|Beggars Banquet]]
Next single = "[[White Boys And Heroes]]"<br />(1982) |}}
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| writer = Gary Numan
| producer = Gary Numan
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| prev_title = [[Music for Chameleons (song)|Music For Chameleons]]
| prev_year = 1982
| next_title = White Boys and Heroes
| next_year = 1982
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|qqk9HlevSCE|"We Take Mystery (To Bed)"}}}}
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"'''We Take Mystery (To Bed)'''" is a song written and recorded by the English [[New wave music|new wave]] musician [[Gary Numan]], the second single released from his fourth solo [[Album#Studio|studio album]], ''[[I, Assassin]]'' (1982). It peaked at No. 9 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] (the highest of three Top 20 hits from the album) and it remains Numan's last Top 10 hit.<ref>[https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ Gary Numan], UK Official Charts</ref>


Originally set for release in May 1982, its release was delayed by a month due to "production difficulties". Drums on the track were played by [[Chris Slade]], the bass guitar was played by [[Pino Palladino]], with all other instruments played by Numan himself.<ref>{{cite journal|title=News|newspaper=[[Record Mirror]]|date=22 May 1982|page=3|via=worldradiohistory.com|access-date=22 May 2023|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/80s/82/Record-Mirror-1982-05-22-OCR.pdf}}</ref>
"'''We Take Mystery (To Bed)'''" is a 1982 song by the British musician [[Gary Numan]]. Released as the second single from his ''[[I, Assassin]]'' album, it reached number nine in the [[UK Singles Chart]] (the biggest of three Top 20 hits from the album and Numan's last Top 10 hit to date).<ref>[http://archive.is/20120722100536/http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=3180 UK Chartstats (Gary Numan)]</ref> It holds the distinction of having the shortest chart life of any Top 10 hit ever since the official UK chart was expanded to a Top 75, at just four weeks. Two music videos were made for the song; one being for the American market which begins outdoors with Numan and his band driving through [[New York City|New York]] in an open-top car before cutting to a studio performance of the song,<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW4abV75eEs YouTube - We Take Mystery (US video)]</ref> the other was an entirely studio-based video for the UK market featuring Numan by himself in a variety of costumes.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJjJwC_AMKk YouTube - We Take Mystery (UK video)]</ref>


The song was written about an ex-girlfriend of Numan's at the time called Debbie. According to his biography, she was at a club with her sister and it was inevitable that he would fancy one of them. Either would then charm him into getting romantically involved before selling their story about him to the press.{{cn|date=January 2024}}
A different version of the song (known as the Early Version) is available as a bonus track on the 12" single (and subsequently on reissues of the album on CD) this early version was recorded in 1981 as part of early sessions for the album, ''I, Assassin''. There is also another early version, which was discovered on the studio [[master tapes]] when [[Beggars Banquet Records]] remastered the album in 1999, though this has never been released. The extended version features a lengthy [[fretless bass]] solo by [[Pino Palladino]].


==Critical reception==
Being one his biggest hits, the song has been played frequently on live tours throughout Numan's career.
Writing in ''[[Record Mirror]]'', reviewer John Shearlaw stated: "A joke, it's got to be", finding the song's only merit in "the trendy bassline", concluding that, "The game's up..".<ref>{{cite journal|title=News|newspaper=[[Record Mirror]]|date=12 June 1982|page=17|via=flickr.com/|access-date=12 June 2023|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/50770528051/in/album-72157717584638748/}}</ref>


== Releases ==
==Track listing==
;7" single
'''7" single'''
# We Take Mystery (To Bed)
# "We Take Mystery (To Bed)"
# The Image Is
# "The Image Is"


;12" single
'''12" single'''
# We Take Mystery (To Bed) (Extended)
# "We Take Mystery (To Bed)" (Extended)
# The Image Is
# "The Image Is"
# We Take Mystery (To Bed) (Early Version)
# "We Take Mystery (To Bed)" (Early Version)


;12" US version
'''12" US version'''
# White Boys and Heroes (Remix)
# "White Boys and Heroes" (Remix)
# We Take Mystery (To Bed) (Extended)
# "We Take Mystery (To Bed)" (Extended)


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{discogs master|type=single|70052|name=We Take Mystery (To Bed)}}
* {{MetroLyrics song|gary-numan|we-take-mystery-to-bed}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->


{{Gary Numan}}

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Latest revision as of 00:21, 25 January 2024

"We Take Mystery (To Bed)"
Single by Gary Numan
from the album I, Assassin
B-side"The Image Is"
Released11 June 1982 (1982-06-11)[1]
StudioRock City Studios (Shepperton)
Genre
Length3:42
LabelBeggars Banquet
Songwriter(s)Gary Numan
Producer(s)Gary Numan
Gary Numan singles chronology
"Music For Chameleons"
(1982) 		"We Take Mystery (To Bed)"
(1982) 		"White Boys and Heroes"
(1982)
Music video
"We Take Mystery (To Bed)" on YouTube

"We Take Mystery (To Bed)" is a song written and recorded by the English new wave musician Gary Numan, the second single released from his fourth solo studio album, I, Assassin (1982). It peaked at No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart (the highest of three Top 20 hits from the album) and it remains Numan's last Top 10 hit.[2]

Originally set for release in May 1982, its release was delayed by a month due to "production difficulties". Drums on the track were played by Chris Slade, the bass guitar was played by Pino Palladino, with all other instruments played by Numan himself.[3]

The song was written about an ex-girlfriend of Numan's at the time called Debbie. According to his biography, she was at a club with her sister and it was inevitable that he would fancy one of them. Either would then charm him into getting romantically involved before selling their story about him to the press.[citation needed]

Critical reception

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Writing in Record Mirror, reviewer John Shearlaw stated: "A joke, it's got to be", finding the song's only merit in "the trendy bassline", concluding that, "The game's up..".[4]

Track listing

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7" single

  1. "We Take Mystery (To Bed)"
  2. "The Image Is"

12" single

  1. "We Take Mystery (To Bed)" (Extended)
  2. "The Image Is"
  3. "We Take Mystery (To Bed)" (Early Version)

12" US version

  1. "White Boys and Heroes" (Remix)
  2. "We Take Mystery (To Bed)" (Extended)

References

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  1. ^ "News". Record Mirror: 7. 5 June 1982. Retrieved 7 January 2021 – via Flickr.
  2. ^ Gary Numan, UK Official Charts
  3. ^ "News" (PDF). Record Mirror: 3. 22 May 1982. Retrieved 22 May 2023 – via worldradiohistory.com.
  4. ^ "News". Record Mirror: 17. 12 June 1982. Retrieved 12 June 2023 – via flickr.com/.
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