Blondie’s early 1981 chart-topping cover of Jamaican group The Paragons song was the lead single of the album Autoamerican, where they incorporated elaborate orchestration, heard clearly in this song. Blondie keeps the Reggae' beat and changes the gender of the target of affection in the song.
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[Intro]
[Chorus]
The tide is high but I'm holdin' on
I'm gonna be your number one
I'm not the kind-a girl who gives up just like that, oh no
[Verse 1]
It's not the things you do that tease and hurt me bad
But it's the way you do the things you do to me
I'm not the kind-a girl who gives up just like that, oh no
[Chorus]
The tide is high but I'm holdin' on
I'm gonna be your number one, number one
[Pre-Chorus]
Every girl wants you to be her man
But I'll wait my dear till it's my turn
I'm not the kind-a girl who gives up just like that, oh no
[Chorus]
The tide is high but I'm holdin' on
I'm gonna be your number one, number one, number one
[Bridge]
[Pre-Chorus]
Every girl wants you to be her man
But I'll wait my dear till it's my turn
I'm not the kind-a girl who gives up just like that, oh no
[Chorus]
The tide is high but I'm holding on
I'm gonna be your number one, number one, number one
[Outro]
The tide is high but I'm holding on
I'm gonna be your number one
The tide is high but I'm holding on
I'm gonna be your number one
The tide is high but I'm holding on
I'm gonna be your number one
The Tide Is High was written by Tyrone Evans (Rock) & Howard Barrett & John Holt.
The Tide Is High was produced by Mike Chapman.
Blondie released The Tide Is High on Wed Nov 26 1980.