

by Mark Nobes, chief editor
Released in January 1983, "Too Shy"
reached #1 in the UK singles chart for two weeks. The song is the
band's most played song and is often included on many 80s compilation
albums.
The single entered the UK singles chart at No.33 on Jan 16th, making it the fifth highest new entry, reaching No.1 on 13th Feb. It spent a total of 13 weeks in the chart.
"Too Shy" was also #1 for five weeks in Germany and reached #5 in the US Billboard Hot 100. The song featured on the band's debut album White Feathers and was played heavily on MTV, which helped the band to experience major success with the single in the United States. However, Kajagoogoo failed to achieve further major success with their follow-up singles in the U.S., and are, therefore, considered to be "one hit wonders" here.
Kajagoogoo started out as Art Nouveau in 1979 without lead singer Limahl, who's real name is actually Christopher Hamill - Limahl is an anagram of his surname.
Now, I'm sure that you'll agree that the bassline by Nick Beggs is pure quality. Indeed, virtually all of their singles featured some fantastic basslines.
The rear of the 7" vinyl sleeve (UK)
7 inch vinyl (UK) EMI 5359
A. Too Shy 3:41
B. Too Shy (Instrumental) 3:55
12 inch vinyl (UK) 12 EMI 5358
A. Too Shy (Midnight Mix) 5:21
B1. Too Shy 3:40
B2. Take Another View 4:17
For those of you into house music then you should enjoy this SirAiva remix from Soundcloud.
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