Read My Lips (Melissa song)

"Read My Lips" is a song written by Tony King and Roy Nicolson, produced by Leon Berger for Australian singer Melissa's first album, Fresh (1992). It was released as the album's first single in Australia on 20 May 1991, while Melissa was starring as Nikki Spencer on the Australian soap opera E Street. It became her first and only number-one hit when it topped the Australian ARIA Singles Chart in July 1991.

"Read My Lips"
Single by Melissa
from the album Fresh
B-side"Say Goodbye"
Released20 May 1991 (1991-05-20)[1]
StudioPowerhouse (Sydney, Australia)
Length3:43
LabelPhonogram
Songwriter(s)
  • Tony King
  • Roy Nicolson
Producer(s)Leon Berger
Melissa singles chronology
"Read My Lips"
(1991)		 "Sexy (Is the Word)"
(1991)

Chart performance

"Read My Lips" was the only number-one hit in 1991 by a solo female Australian singer and was nominated for two ARIA Awards. The song debuted on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart on 3 June 1991 at number 41.[2] After six weeks of being in the charts, the song had made its way to number one, knocking "The Grease Megamix" off the top spot. It stayed there for another week but then was dethroned by "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams. "Read My Lips" became Melissa's highest-selling single of her career, spending 18 weeks in the top 50 and 21 weeks in the top 100.[2][3] The single was certified platinum by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), becoming the sixth-highest-selling single for 1991.[4] "Read My Lips" won the ARIA Award for "Highest Selling Single" for 1992.[5]

Track listings

Australian 7-inch, CD, and cassette single[2][6]

  1. "Read My Lips" – 3:48
  2. "Say Goodbye" – 4:59

Australian 12-inch single[7]

A1. "Read My Lips"
B1. "Say Goodbye"
B2. "Read My Lips"

Charts

Sales and certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[4] Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "New Release Summary – Product Available from: 20 May 1991 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 69)". ARIA. Retrieved 15 November 2016 – via Imgur.
  2. "Melissa %5BAU%5D – Read My Lips". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  3. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  4. "ARIA Top 50 Singles for 1991". ARIA. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  5. Melissa Awards data. ARIA. Retrieved 3 June 2007.
  6. Read My Lips (Australian 7-inch single sleeve). Melissa. Mercury Records. 1991. 868 424-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. Read My Lips (Australian 12-inch single vinyl disc). Melissa. Mercury Records. 1991. 868 425-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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