SOMETHING About You ( Level 42 song ) - wikipedia SOMETHING About You ( Level 42 song ) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( May 2011 ) `` Something About You '' Single by Level 42 from the album World Machine B - side `` Coup D'etat '' ( Version ) Released 1985 Format 7 ``, 12 '' Length 4 : 27 ( Album Version ) 3 : 44 ( 7 '' Version ) Label Polydor - POSP 759 Songwriter ( s ) Mike Lindup, Phil Gould, Mark King, Rowland Gould, Wally Badarou Producer ( s ) Level 42 Level 42 singles chronology `` A Physical Presence '' ( 1985 ) `` Something About You '' ( 1985 ) `` Leaving Me Now '' ( 1985 ) `` A Physical Presence '' ( 1985 ) `` Something About You '' ( 1985 ) `` Leaving Me Now '' ( 1985 ) `` Something About You '' is a single released by British band Level 42 in 1985, in advance of its inclusion on the album World Machine the same year. The song was written by Mark King, Mike Lindup, Phil Gould, Boon Gould, and Wally Badarou. Contents 1 Song 2 Music video 3 Chart performance 3.1 Weekly charts 3.2 Year - end charts 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Song `` Something About You '' was released in several countries beyond the United Kingdom, including United States, Germany, Italy, Canada, and many countries of South America and Asia. It is the only Level 42 song to be a top 10 hit in the United States, where it reached # 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and it is their second top 10 hit in the United Kingdom, reaching # 6 on the UK Singles Chart. `` Something About You '' appears in many Level 42 collections : Level Best, The Very Best of Level 42, and The Definitive Collection. Music video The music video of `` Something About You '' is directed by Stuart Orme, who also directed videos for the Level 42 songs `` Lessons in Love '' and `` Running in the Family '', as well as Phil Collins and Genesis. The music video appears in their video album Family of Five, released in 1987. Mark King appears as a dark clown magician, representing the negative aspects in the relationships of Mike Lindup, Phil and Boon Gould with their girlfriends, all played by actress Cherie Lunghi. Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1985 -- 86 ) Peak position Canada RPM 15 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 33 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 10 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 6 US Billboard Hot 100 7 US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) Remix US Billboard Adult Contemporary 10 Year - end charts Chart ( 1985 ) Rank UK 53 Chart ( 1986 ) Rank U.S. Billboard Hot 100 37 See also 1985 in music Level 42 discography References Jump up ^ `` Lunghi plays love interest in music video ''. Jump up ^ http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0685&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.0685.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0685 Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- LEVEL 42 -- SOMETHING ABOUT YOU '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Charts.nz -- LEVEL 42 -- SOMETHING ABOUT YOU ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ `` LEVEL 42 Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` LEVEL 42 Chart History ( Dance Club Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 1993 ). Top Adult Contemporary : 1961 -- 1993. Record Research. p. 139. Jump up ^ http://www.uk-charts.top-source.info/top-100-1985.shtml Jump up ^ http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1986.htm External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Level 42 Mark King Mike Lindup Nathan King Sean Freeman Pete Ray Biggin Phil Gould Boon Gould Gary Husband Alan Murphy Lyndon Connah Studio albums Level 42 The Early Tapes The Pursuit of Accidents Standing in the Light True Colours World Machine Running in the Family Staring at the Sun Guaranteed Forever Now Retroglide Live albums A Physical Presence The River Sessions Live at Wembley Greatest Hits Live Tour Retroglide Tour Compilations Level Best The Very Best of Level 42 The Definitive Collection Past Lives -- The Best of the RCA Years Singles `` Sandstorm '' `` Love Meeting Love '' `` Love Games '' `` Turn It On '' `` Starchild '' `` Are You Hearing ( What I Hear ) ? '' `` Weave Your Spell '' `` The Chinese Way '' `` Out of Sight, Out of Mind '' `` The Sun Goes Down ( Living It Up ) '' `` Micro-Kid '' `` Hot Water '' `` The Chant Has Begun '' `` A Physical Presence '' `` Something About You '' `` Leaving Me Now '' `` Lessons in Love '' `` Running in the Family '' `` To Be with You Again '' `` It 's Over '' `` Children Say '' `` Heaven in My Hands '' `` Take a Look '' `` Tracie '' `` Two Hearts Collide '' `` Take Care of Yourself '' `` Guaranteed '' `` Overtime '' `` My Father 's Shoes '' `` Forever Now '' `` All Over You '' `` Love in a Peaceful World '' `` The Way Back Home '' Songs `` A Kinder Eye '' `` If You Were Mine '' Related articles Discography Band members Tower 42 Jazz - funk Influences One Man Polydor RCA Wally Badarou Mike Vernon Larry Dunn Verdine White Ken Scott Allan Holdsworth Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Something_About_You_(Level_42_song)&oldid=832782378 '' Categories : Level 42 songs 1985 singles Songs written by Mark King ( musician ) Songs written by Mike Lindup 1985 songs Songs written by Wally Badarou Songs written by Phil Gould ( musician ) Songs written by Boon Gould Polydor Records singles Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from May 2011 All articles needing additional references Articles which use infobox templates with no data rows Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for UK Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart usages for Billboarddanceclubplay Talk Contents About Wikipedia Nederlands Edit links This page was last edited on 27 March 2018, at 23 : 51 ( UTC ). 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Question: girl in level 42 video something about you
Answer: actress Cherie Lunghi