I Melt with You - Wikipedia I Melt with You For the film, see I Melt with You ( film ). 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. ( December 2009 ) `` I Melt with You '' Single by Modern English from the album After the Snow Released May 4, 1982 Format 7 '' Single Recorded 1982 Genre New wave, post-punk Length 3 : 50 ( 7 '' Mix ) 4 : 11 ( Album Version ) Label 4AD, Sire, TVT Songwriter ( s ) Modern English ( Robbie Grey, Gary McDowell, Richard Brown, Michael Conroy, Stephen Walker ) Producer ( s ) Hugh Jones Modern English singles chronology `` Life in the Gladhouse '' ( 1982 ) `` I Melt with You '' ( 1982 ) `` Someone 's Calling '' ( 1983 ) `` Life in the Gladhouse '' ( 1982 ) `` I Melt with You '' ( 1982 ) `` Someone 's Calling '' ( 1983 ) `` I Melt with You '' is a song by the British post-punk / new wave band Modern English. The song, produced by Hugh Jones, was a single from the 1982 album After the Snow. Contents 1 Reception 2 Subsequent recordings 3 Meaning of lyrics 4 Cover versions 5 Certifications 6 References 7 External links Reception The song reached number 7 on Billboard 's Top Tracks chart and number 78 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1983. The song gained popularity due to its airplay on MTV in early 1983 and its use in the ending titles and in a `` falling in love '' montage sequence in Valley Girl the same year. It is ranked number 39 on VH1 's 100 Greatest Songs of the 80s and number 7 on VH1 's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s. Subsequent recordings The band re-recorded it in 1990 for their album Pillow Lips, the re-released version peaking at No. 76 on the Billboard Hot 100. The reformed original line up of the band re-recorded it again in 2010 in a completely reworked style for inclusion in the movie I Melt With You. Meaning of lyrics According to vocalist Robbie Grey, the song is about a couple having sex as nuclear bombs fall. Cover versions American rock band Bowling for Soup covered the song as part of the soundtrack to the 2005 Disney film Sky High. French band Nouvelle Vague covered the song on their first self - titled album. Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Canada ( Music Canada ) Gold 40,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone References Jump up ^ `` BMI Repertoire Search ''. BMI. Retrieved July 27, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Modern English - Chart history ''. Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2014. Jump up ^ Interview with vocalist Robbie Grey on Valley Girl 20th anniversary DVD special features, MGM Home Entertainment, 2003. Jump up ^ `` Canadian single certifications -- Modern English -- I Melt With You ''. Music Canada. Retrieved April 28, 2017. External links Modern English 's Official Website Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I_Melt_with_You&oldid=796786470 '' Categories : 1982 singles 1982 songs 1983 singles 1990 singles 4AD singles Modern English ( band ) songs Sire Records singles Song recordings produced by Hugh Jones ( producer ) Songs about sexuality TVT Records singles Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from December 2009 All articles needing additional references Use mdy dates from July 2016 Use American English from July 2016 All Wikipedia articles written in American English Articles with hAudio microformats Certification Table Entry usages for Canada Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 23 August 2017, at 01 : 56. About Wikipedia

Question: who sings stop the world and melt with you
Answer: Modern English