Too Shy - wikipedia Too Shy Not to be confused with Too Shy ( Maureen Tucker song ). `` Too Shy '' Single by Kajagoogoo from the album White Feathers B - side `` Too Shy ( Instrumental ) '' ( 7 ``, 12 '' ) `` Take Another View '' ( 12 `` ) Released January 1983 Format 7 '' single 12 '' single Genre New wave synth - pop Length 3 : 45 3 : 32 ( 7 `` ) Label EMI ( UK ) EMI America ( US ) Songwriter ( s ) Kajagoogoo Producer ( s ) Nick Rhodes Colin Thurston Kajagoogoo singles chronology `` The Fear Machine '' ( 1982 ) `` Too Shy '' ( 1983 ) `` Ooh to Be Ah '' ( 1983 ) `` The Fear Machine '' as Art Nouveau ( 1982 ) `` Too Shy '' ( 1983 ) `` Ooh to Be Ah '' ( 1983 ) `` Too Shy ' 92 Remix '' Single by Limahl from the album Love Is Blind B - side `` Too Shy ( Remix ' 92 ) ( Acapella ) '' 7 '' Released Format 7 '' single Recorded 1991 Genre Dance Length 4 : 12 Label Bellaphon Songwriter ( s ) Kajagoogoo Producer ( s ) Limahl Limahl singles chronology `` Maybe This Time '' ( 1992 ) `` Too Shy ' 92 Remix '' ( 1992 ) `` Love Is Blind '' ( 1992 ) `` Maybe This Time '' ( 1992 ) `` Too Shy ' 92 Remix '' ( 1992 ) `` Love Is Blind '' ( 1992 ) `` Too Shy '' is a song written and recorded by English band Kajagoogoo, released in 1983. The first single from their debut album White Feathers, the song was an immediate hit and reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks. It was also very successful in other European countries, spending five weeks at number one in Germany, and reaching number two in Switzerland, and number four in Sweden, Austria and the Netherlands. Assisted by heavy rotation on MTV, the song later became a success in the United States, peaking at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. `` Too Shy '' is Kajagoogoo 's only significant hit in the US, where the band is widely regarded as a one - hit wonder. In the UK, however, Kajagoogoo had further hits, including two more top 10 singles : `` Ooh to Be Ah '' and `` Big Apple '', both in 1983. Contents 1 Production 2 Music video 3 Chart performance 3.1 Weekly charts 3.2 Year - end charts 3.3 Certifications and sales 4 Appearances 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Production `` Too Shy '' was written by Kajagoogoo and produced by Duran Duran keyboardist Nick Rhodes and Colin Thurston, the latter of whom had produced Duran Duran 's first two albums. In 2006, `` Too Shy '' was ranked number 27 on VH1 's 100 Greatest Songs of the 80 's and number 9 on VH1 's `` 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s. '' Music video The video for the song cast model Carolyn Espley ( later wife of Dennis Miller ) as a waitress cleaning up a nightclub at the end of the night. As the band performs the song on the club stage, she has visions of dancers from different eras populating the dance floor. Chart performance The song was an immediate hit, topping the UK Singles Chart for two weeks. It was also very successful in other European countries, spending five weeks at number one in Germany, and reaching number two in Switzerland, and number four in Sweden, Austria and the Netherlands. The 12 '' maxi single 's B - side, `` Take Another View '', a non-album track, often performed live, was included on the 2004 re-issue of White Feathers, which contained several bonus tracks, including the instrumental version of `` Too Shy '', originally featured on the B - sides of both the 7 '' and 12 '' singles. Weekly charts Chart ( 1983 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 6 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 8 France ( IFOP ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) Ireland ( IRMA ) Italy ( FIMI ) 9 Japan ( Oricon International Chart ) Japan ( Oricon Singles Chart ) 23 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 5 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) South Africa ( Springbok Radio ) 11 Spain ( AFYVE ) 19 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 5 US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 25 US Billboard Top Tracks 23 US Cash Box 5 Year - end charts Chart ( 1983 ) Position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 84 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 59 Canada ( RPM Top Singles ) 72 France ( IFOP ) 7 Italy ( FIMI ) 76 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 37 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 26 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 16 US Billboard Hot 100 50 US Cash Box 42 Certifications and sales Region Certification Certified units / Sales France ( SNEP ) Gold 893,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Gold 500,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Appearances The song can also be heard in the Rockstar video game Grand Theft Auto : Vice City Stories, played on the in - game radio station Wave 103. It also appears as a collectable cassette tape in Metal Gear Solid V : The Phantom Pain. A Simlish version of the song is also featured in the The Sims 2 expansion pack, The Sims 2 : Open for Business. The song is also featured in Marvel 's Ghost Rider : Spirit of Vengeance. See also List of number - one hits of 1983 ( Germany ) List of number - one singles of 1983 ( Ireland ) List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1980s References Jump up ^ Johnson, Michael A. ( 2011 ). `` Three : Music ''. A 1980s Childhood : From He - Man to Shell Suits. The History Press. ISBN 978 - 0 - 7524 - 7891 - 3. Jump up ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. `` Kajagoogoo -- White Feathers ''. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 6 June 2014. Jump up ^ Simpson, Mark. `` 1983 : The Last Great Year of Pop ''. Out. Retrieved 11 May 2015. Other 1983 synthpop singles that got played to death either in the common room or in my bedroom included (... ) the toe - tapping, fringe - flapping `` Too Shy, '' by Kajagoogoo ^ Jump up to : `` White Feathers -- Awards ''. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 1 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Rock On The Net : VH1 : 100 Greatest Songs of the 80 's : 1 - 50 ''. Rock On The Net. Retrieved 22 July 2013. Jump up ^ Ali, Rahsheeda. `` 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders Of The 80s : Read the List -- VH1 Blog ''. VH1. Retrieved 22 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` All The Number 1 Singles ''. Official Charts Company. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- Kajagoogoo - Too Shy search results '' ( in Dutch ) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 22 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` Forum -- ARIA Charts : Special Occasion Charts -- CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989 ''. Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Kajagoogoo -- Too Shy '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 22 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Kajagoogoo -- Too Shy '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 22 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Singles : Issue 6261. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` InfoDisc : Tous les Titres par Artiste '' ( in French ). InfoDisc. Select `` Kajagoogoo '' from the artist drop - down menu. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Offiziellecharts.de -- Kajagoogoo -- Too Shy ''. GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` The Irish Charts -- Search Results -- Too Shy ''. Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 1 June 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` I singoli più venduti del 1983 '' ( in Italian ). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved 22 July 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` Japan # 1 IMPORT DISKS by Oricon Hot Singles '' ( in Japanese ). Oricon. 18.ocn.ne.jp. Retrieved 6 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Kajagoogoo -- Too Shy '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Retrieved 22 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- Kajagoogoo -- Too Shy ''. Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 22 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 -- 1989 Acts ( K ) ''. Rock.co.za. South African Rock Encyclopedia. Retrieved 1 June 2013. Jump up ^ Salaverri, Fernando ( September 2005 ). Sólo éxitos : año a año, 1959 -- 2002 ( in Spanish ) ( 1st ed. ). Spain : Fundación Autor - SGAE. ISBN 84 - 8048 - 639 - 2. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- Kajagoogoo -- Too Shy ''. Singles Top 100. Retrieved 22 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- Kajagoogoo -- Too Shy ''. Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` Archive Chart : 1983 - 02 - 19 '' UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` CASH BOX Top 100 Singles -- Week ending JULY 16, 1983 ''. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012... Cash Box magazine. Jump up ^ `` Forum -- ARIA Charts : Special Occasion Charts -- Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts -- 1980s ''. Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Jaaroverzichten 1983 '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Top Singles -- Volume 39, No. 17, December 24, 1983 ''. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` TOP -- 1983 '' ( in French ). Top-france.fr. Retrieved 6 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 - Jaaroverzicht van 1983 '' ( in Dutch ). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 6 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Jaaroverzichten -- Single 1983 '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1983 '' ( in German ). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits for 1983 ''. The Longbored Surfer. Archived from the original on 29 November 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` The CASH BOX Year - End Charts : 1983 ''. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012... Cash Box magazine. Jump up ^ `` French single certifications -- Kajagoogoo -- Too Shy '' ( in French ). InfoDisc. Select KAJAGOOGOO and click OK Jump up ^ `` Les Singles en Or '' ( in French ). InfoDisc. Retrieved 6 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` British single certifications -- Kajagoogoo -- Too Shy ''. British Phonographic Industry. Enter Too Shy in the search field and then press Enter. Jump up ^ `` EA and Depeche Mode Collaborate on Signature Song for The Sims 2 Open for Business ''. Electronic Arts. Retrieved 8 August 2015. Also making musical appearances in the game are `` Things Can Only Get Better '' by Howard Jones, `` Too Shy '' by Kajagoogoo and `` Synthesized '' by Epoxies. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Kajagoogoo Steve Askew Nick Beggs Stuart Neale Jez Strode Limahl Studio albums White Feathers ( 1983 ) Islands ( 1984 ) Crazy Peoples Right to Speak ( 1985 ) Gone to the Moon ( 2008 ) Singles `` Too Shy '' `` Big Apple '' Related Discography Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Too_Shy&oldid=795035130 '' Categories : 1983 songs 1983 singles 1992 singles EMI America Records singles EMI Records singles Irish Singles Chart number - one singles Kajagoogoo songs Number - one singles in Germany Oricon International Singles Chart number - one singles Song recordings produced by Colin Thurston UK Singles Chart number - one singles Ultratop 50 Singles ( Flanders ) number - one singles Hidden categories : CS1 French - language sources ( fr ) CS1 Italian - language sources ( it ) CS1 Japanese - language sources ( ja ) CS1 Spanish - language sources ( es ) CS1 Dutch - language sources ( nl ) CS1 German - language sources ( de ) Use dmy dates from October 2013 Articles with hAudio microformats All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from January 2014 Singlechart usages for Austria Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Canadatopsingles Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Germany2 Singlechart usages for Ireland2 Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Singlechart making named ref Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for Sweden Singlechart usages for Switzerland Singlechart usages for UK Certification Table Entry usages for France Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom Talk Contents About Wikipedia Azərbaycanca Deutsch Français Italiano Suomi Edit links This page was last edited on 11 August 2017, at 15 : 57. 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