single "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)"

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"I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)" is a 1981 song by Grace Jones that fuses Astor Piazzolla’s tango classic "Libertango" with new lyrics and a distinctive reggae-influenced, new wave sound.

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single "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)" canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
albumArtist Grace Jones ⓘ
basedOn "Libertango" ⓘ
linked to: Libertango
catalogNumber Island WIP 6719 ⓘ
chartPosition top 20 in several European countries ⓘ
composer Astor Piazzolla ⓘ
countryOfFirstRelease France ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
featuresSpokenWord French spoken passages ⓘ
format 12-inch single ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ
genre chanson ⓘ
new wave ⓘ
reggae ⓘ
tango ⓘ
hasBside "Warm Leatherette" ⓘ
hasCoverArt single cover featuring Grace Jones ⓘ
hasInstrumentation bandoneon ⓘ
bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
synthesizer ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle tango-reggae fusion ⓘ
hasTempo medium tempo ⓘ
hasTheme mystery and danger in nightlife ⓘ
urban alienation ⓘ
includedInAlbum "Nightclubbing" ⓘ
linked to: Nightclubbing
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
length 4:30 ⓘ
lyricist Barry Reynolds ⓘ
Dennis Wilkey ⓘ
Grace Jones ⓘ
Nathalie Delon ⓘ
notableFor fusion of Astor Piazzolla's tango "Libertango" with new lyrics ⓘ
reggae-influenced new wave arrangement ⓘ
partOf Grace Jones discography ⓘ
performer Grace Jones ⓘ
producer Alex Sadkin ⓘ
Chris Blackwell ⓘ
recordingArtist Grace Jones ⓘ
recordLabel Island Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1981-03-01 ⓘ
releaseYear 1981 ⓘ
setIn Paris ⓘ
usedIn film "Frantic" ⓘ
various television programs and commercials ⓘ
vocalType contralto lead vocals ⓘ

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