Temptation (Heaven 17 song)

"Temptation" is a single by Sheffield band Heaven 17, originally released in April 1983, peaking at number 2 in the UK charts. This was the second single to be taken from their second album The Luxury Gap, after November 1982's "Let Me Go" which peaked at number 41. The guest vocals are provided by Carol Kenyon, who continued to work with the band on the Pleasure One and Teddy Bear, Duke & Psycho albums. The song also featured an orchestra, arranged and conducted by John Wesley Barker, which was also heard for the single "Come Live With Me" and in various tracks on the parent album. Heaven 17 were featured on Top of the Pops' 1000th edition in 1983, performing this track. In 1992, the song was remixed and re-released by the Brothers in Rhythm, whose new mix charted at number 4 in the UK Top 40, and hitting the top spot in the UK dance charts. "Temptation" was featured in the 1996 film Trainspotting, along with "Temptation" by New Order; although the Heaven 17 version is not featured in the official soundtrack CD, whereas New Order's is.

Video

The original Heaven 17 video, directed by Steve Barron (who also directed Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" that same year) featured the band dressed in black, in drab, grey surroundings and had segments of (what looks like) an abstract office interview of some kind between vocalists Glenn Gregory and Carol Kenyon interspersed throughout.

Covers

The song was covered by Cradle of Filth. It was produced by Rob Caggiano and released by Roadrunner in September 2006 as the lead single to "Thornography" The video features Dani Filth and Victoria Harrison, also known as Dirty Harry in a fictional Garden Of Eden and was directed by British horror director Adam Mason. Shooting took place on a farm near Huntington on 7 September, 2006 and recreates the biblical tale of Adam and Eve.