Point of No Return (Exposé song)

For the song by Nu Shooz, see Point of No Return (Nu Shooz song).
"Point of No Return"
Single by Exposé
from the album Exposure
Released March 11, 1985
April 1987 (re-recording)[1]
Format 7", 12"
Recorded December 1984 – February 1985
January 1987 (re-recorded)
Genre Dance, rock
Length 5:40 (single version)
3:26 (1987 single version)
6:40 (dub version)
6:07 (album version)
Label Arista, Pantera
Writer(s) Lewis Martineé
Producer(s) Lewis Martineé
Exposé singles chronology
"Point of No Return"
(1985)		 "Exposed to Love"
(1985)

"Point of No Return" is a single by Exposé, released on March 11, 1985. Written and produced by Lewis Martineé, the single was originally released in 1984 on the Pantera label with Alejandra Lorenzo (Alé) as the lead singer. The single was re-recorded in 1987 with Jeanette Jurado as the lead vocalist and included on the group's debut album, Exposure (1987).

Reception

The original vocal mix of the song, featuring Lorenzo, reached the top of the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in spring 1985.[2] The re-recorded vocal version with Jurado reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in July 1987.

Music video

The music video for "Point of No Return" features Exposé performing in front of an audience.

Track listings

United States 12" Single – 1984 Edition
No.TitleLength
1."Point of No Return"  6:55
2."Dub of No Return"  8:00
United States 12" Single – 1985 Edition
No.TitleLength
1."Point of No Return"  5:40
2."Dub of No Return"  6:40
United States 7" Single – 1987 Edition
No.TitleLength
1."Point of No Return"  3:26
2."Extra Extra"  3:44
United States 12" Single – 1987 Edition
No.TitleLength
1."Point of No Return" (Extended Mix)9:38
2."Point of No Return" (Crossover Mix)5:45
3."Dub of No Return" (Strikes Again)6:30

Charts

Chart (1985) Peak
position
US Hot Dance Music/Club Play[3] 1
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales]][3] 19
Chart (1987) Peak
position
Canada (RPM Top 100 Singles)[4] 22
UK Singles Chart [5] 83
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 5
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[3] 40

Year-end charts

Chart (1987) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 80

Covers

References

  1. ↑ http://www.45cat.com/record/as19579
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 94.
  3. 1 2 3 4 http://www.allmusic.com/album/exposure-mw0000189944/awards
  4. ↑ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.0841&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=4u444os8oh391jedk635aciqd7
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
  6. ↑ http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1987.php

See also

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