Acceptable in the 80s

"Acceptable in the 80s" is a song by Scottish producer, songwriter and DJ Calvin Harris, taken from his debut studio album I Created Disco. It was released as his debut single on 12 March 2007. The single peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart.

Music video

The music video, directed by Woof Wan-Bau, features many references to the 1980s, including the stereotypical large hairstyles and bright dayglo colours. It also features scientists dissecting a sock puppet of what appears to be a genet, the products of which are used by a hair stylist and a TV chef, and to heal a grazed knee.

Covers and samples

A remix of the song with additional lyrics (retitled "Love for You"), was included as a B-side to the single.

Duran Duran partially covered the song during their 2021–2023 live dates, mixing the song's chorus with the group's own 1981 single "Girls on Film".

In 2022, UK comedy hip-hop group the Northern Boys sampled the song for their single "Nobody Likes Me". Acts such as The Airport District, Pittsburgh Slim and Out Of The Blue have also sampled the song.

Track listings

Charts

Certifications

References

1. The Northern Boys
2. I Created Disco
3. Calvin Harris
4. Calvin Harris discography
5. The Inbetweeners Soundtrack
6. The Girls (Calvin Harris song)
7. Just Dance (video game)
8. Just Dance: Best Of
9. Just Dance 3
10. List of awards and nominations received by Calvin Harris
11. List of UK top-ten singles in 2007
12. Just Dance Now
13. List of songs in SingStar games (PlayStation 2)
14. List of artists with the most UK singles chart top tens
15. Dance wiv Me
16. Popjustice £20 Music Prize
17. MMLU
18. List of Live Lounge cover versions
19. 1980s in fashion
20. List of downloadable English songs for the SingStar series