1982Released
4:11

Did You Know?

Interesting facts and trivia about I Melt with You. By Songfacts®.

This sounds like an upbeat love song, but it's more apocalyptic than you might expect. With lyrics about "the world crashing all around your face" and "a pilgrimage to save this human's race," it really does take place with the world about to end, and the melting is quite literal. Modern English lead singer Robbie Grey, who wrote the song with his four bandmates, explained: "I don't think many people realized it was about a couple making love as the bomb dropped. As they made love, they become one and melt together."

While the song was never a big chart success, it has stood the test of time and is considered a new wave classic. The song gained some traction when MTV gave the video plenty of airplay. It was also featured in the 1983 movie Valley Girl.

The line, "Never really knowing it was always mesh and lace" is a reference to Modern English's first album, Mesh & Lace.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of I Melt with You.
CKey
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
156BPM

Album

The album I Melt with You is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released I Melt with You.
Blixa Sounds
(C) 1982 Modern English, under Exclusive License to Extra Term Audio LLC for the United States

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