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Hyperactive!

"Hyperactive!" is a song by the English new wave and synth-pop musician Thomas Dolby, released on 9 January 1984 by EMI and Capitol Records as the lead single from his second studio album The Flat Earth. Backing vocals were provided by the American singer Adele Bertei. According to Dolby, he initially composed the song for Michael Jackson, whom he had met in 1982. He decided to record it himself since he never got any feedback from Jackson after sending him a demo tape. Dolby felt that "Hyperactive" deviated from the remaining material on The Flat Earth, which he described as a "late night album" and "smoochy". It was the first single to be taken from the album and peaked at number 17 on the UK singles chart and number 16 on the Canadian RPM charts, In the US, it reached number 62 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and also charted on the publication's Dance Club Songs listing.

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"Hyperactive!" is a song by the English new wave and synth-pop musician Thomas Dolby, released on 9 January 1984 by EMI and Capitol Records as the lead single from his second studio album The Flat Earth. Backing vocals were provided by the American singer Adele Bertei. According to Dolby, he initially composed the song for Michael Jackson, whom he had met in 1982. He decided to record it himself since he never got any feedback from Jackson after sending him a demo tape. Dolby felt that "Hyperactive" deviated from the remaining material on The Flat Earth, which he described as a "late night album" and "smoochy". It was the first single to be taken from the album and peaked at number 17 on the UK singles chart and number 16 on the Canadian RPM charts, In the US, it reached number 62 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and also charted on the publication's Dance Club Songs listing.

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  1. release date: 1984-01-09 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 1984 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the release date is "1984-01-09". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "1984". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369858659

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