Universal Daddy is the 6th single by Alphaville

Alphaville (band)

Alphaville is a German synthpop group which gained popularity in the 1980s. The founding members were Marian Gold , Bernhard Lloyd , and Frank Mertens Alphaville is a German synthpop group which gained popularity in the 1980s. The founding members were Marian Gold (real name Hartwig Schierbaum,...

, and their second from their album Afternoons in Utopia

Afternoons In Utopia

Afternoons in Utopia is the second album released by Alphaville in 1986, by Warner Music. The album was recorded between September 1985 and May 1986, and Alphaville employed no less than 27 guest musicians and singers to record the songs...

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Reviews

This song was described as one of the album's best songs and reminiscient of the kind of music that their contemporaries the Pet Shop Boys

Pet Shop Boys

Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards....

 might produce.

Track listings

7" single

1. "Universal Daddy" — 3:57
2. "Next Generation" — 3:58

12" single

1. "Universal Daddy (Aquarian Dance Mix)" — 6:16
2. "Next Generation" — 3:58

• The writing credit for "Next Generation" is listed as "Gold/Lloyd/Echolette/Ryan"
• The B-side also appears on the US single release of "Red Rose
  Red Rose (Alphaville song)
  Red Rose is the fifth and final single from Alphaville's 1986 album, Afternoons in Utopia. It was released in April 1987, and is their ninth single overall....
  
  ", and a new remix of the song appears on 1999's Dreamscapes
  Dreamscapes
  Dreamscapes is a limited edition eight-CD set of rare Alphaville recordings, released in 1999. It features 124 tracks with a total playing time of around 9.5 hours...
  
  

US Promotional 12" single (PR-978)

1. "Universal Daddy (Vocal/Extended Remix)" — 6:15
2. "Universal Daddy (Vocal/LP Version)" 3:54

• Despite the different name, the "Vocal/Extended Remix" is the same as the UK's "Aquarian Dance Mix"

Charts

This single, released only in Europe, saw its highest chart position at #21, in Switzerland.

Other releases

One demo of this song was released on the album Dreamscapes, and another on the fan-only release History

History (Alphaville album)

History is the rarest of Alphaville albums.Released in 1993 only on cassette, and only to members of the official fan club, History is a collection of early Alphaville demo tracks, b-sides, and a few out-takes.-Track listing:...

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