No worries about tomorrow or about getting into a serious relationship. I think it is about a male who is expressing this typical lifestyle of going out in the night,to a trendy bar and/ or discotheque, 'letting your hair down', meeting up with the countless beautiful women (especially foreigners on holiday) having your night of passion, and tomorrow is another day. I put the song in the context of the culture and the way of life, in summer, particularly in the 80s. My InterpretationThe original song is sung by an Italian, singer: Raf. Oh, oh, oh (Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)Ī safe night, I'm living in the forest of a dream

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh I must believe in something, so I'll make myself believe it I, I live among the creatures of the nightĪgainst a new tomorrow, so I guess I'll just believe itĪ safe night, I'm living in the forest of my dream Rather than actually invoking more self-control, the singer addresses someone: “you take my self, you take my self-control”.You take my self, you take my self controlīefore the morning comes, the story's told The song narrates the singer’s slip into the world of nightlife, the allure of which has her “livin’ only for the night” and deeming herself to “live among the creatures of the night”. It was released as the lead single from her third studio album of the same name, released the same year. Notable covers include Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin in 1993, a hit dance remake by Branigan in 2004 and two 2006 versions that hit the Top 5 in various European enclaves, by Danish dance group Infernal and Spanish singer Soraya Arnelas.Īmerican singer Laura Branigan covered “Self Control” in 1984.

The song has become one of the defining songs of the 1980s, with a number of remakes recorded each year. 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and also went to no. Both versions of the song were popular across Europe during much of the summer of 1984 and were the most successful single of the year in Switzerland.

The song was covered the same year by American singer Laura Branigan.

It was written by Giancarlo Bigazzi, Steve Piccolo and Raf. “Self Control” is a song by Italian singer Raf, released in 1984.

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