Double (pronounced doo-BLAY) was the Swiss duo of Kurt Maloo and Felix Haug, who were active during the mid-1980s. This atmospheric song, about a woman who's tired of waiting for the man she loves to return to her even though she still loves him, was their signature hit and got a lot of air time on VH1, which launched the previous year. Double broke up in 1987 and Maloo pursued a solo career.
Little is known about Maloo and Haug except that they were former members of the band Ping Pong, leading to an aura of mystery surrounding the duo, including the fact that they even were a duo. As they began promoting the Blue album, the press was shocked when they met with two musicians instead of the quartet pictured on the album cover. Maloo told the Old School blog: "After the bass player of Ping Pong left the trio, Felix Haug (the drummer) and I looked at each other and saw Double. The concept of doubling ourselves and appearing as four people like on the album cover of Blue evolved later, since we already had released three maxi singles prior to our first album."
There were three videos shot for this song, known as the American version, the European version, and the Bollywood version. It was long reported that the American version of the video starred a 15-year-old Denise Richards as the punk girl with cropped blonde hair. This was later revealed to be a Scottish model named Mickey Monroe. The other two girls in the video are played by Marie Seznec and Anna Mosca.
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