Animal Magic (song)


"Animal Magic" is a song by British new wave musician Belouis Some, from his 1987 self-titled second album. Released as the second single from the album, the song reached No. 6 on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart and No. 42 in Italy. A popular club remix appeared on the U.S. 12" release on Capitol Records, with remix and additional production by Justin Strauss and Murray Elias.
On the CD compilation Retro:Active7 - Rare & Remixed, Strauss and Elias mention in the liner notes how they thought the vocal delivery of "Animal Magic" was kind of New Order-ish and that "Bizarre Love Triangle" was dominating the clubs at the time, so they tried to bring that sound to the remix.

Reception

Upon release, Billboard considered the song to be a "melodious and lucid pop number" with "nice production". In a review of Belouis Some, Scott Benarde of The Palm Beach Post described the song as "dreamy". Norman Corbett of Aberdeen Press and Journal gave the single three out of four stars and commented: "Laid-back cut not sharp enough to pierce big time success. Pleasing enough sound from Some flows along but lacks bite. Profligate use of vocal talent."

Track listing

;UK 12"
;U.S. 12"

Chart performance