"The Ghost in You" | ||||||||||
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Single by The Psychedelic Furs | ||||||||||
from the album Mirror Moves | ||||||||||
Released | 1984 | |||||||||
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Recorded | 1984 | |||||||||
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Length | 4:17 | |||||||||
Label | Columbia | |||||||||
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Producer(s) | Keith Forsey | |||||||||
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"The Ghost in You" is a song by the English rock band The Psychedelic Furs, written by the band's lead singer Richard Butler and bass player Tim Butler. It was the second single from the band's fourth studio album, Mirror Moves (1984). As a single it peaked at number 59 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 68 on the UK Singles Chart. British filmmaker Tim Pope directed the song's official music video.
Cover versions have been later recorded and included on the soundtrack of popular films:
Robyn Hitchcock covered the song on his 2014 album The Man Upstairs. Vernian Process covered it on their 2006 album Catalysts. Duncan Sheik has covered the song on his 2009 album Whisper House and again in 2011's Covers 80's, as well as BT for his 2010 album These Hopeful Machines.