Weak in the Presence of Beauty (song)

"Weak in the Presence of Beauty"
Single by Floy Joy
from the album Weak in the Presence of Beauty
B-side"You and Me"
Released13 January 1986
Length3:24
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)
  • Michael Ward
  • Rob Clarke
Producer(s)Don Was
Floy Joy singles chronology
"Operator"
(1985) 		"Weak in the Presence of Beauty"
(1986) 		"Friday Night"
(1986)

"Weak in the Presence of Beauty" is a 1986 song by Floy Joy and is the title track to their second studio album Weak in the Presence of Beauty. It went to number 85 in the United Kingdom, number 68 in Canada and number 29 in Australia.

Alison Moyet version

"Weak in the Presence of Beauty"
Single by Alison Moyet
from the album Raindancing
B-side"To Work on You"
ReleasedFebruary 1987
Recorded1986
Length3:37
LabelCBS, Columbia
Songwriter(s)
  • Michael Ward
  • Rob Clarke
Producer(s)Jimmy Iovine
Alison Moyet singles chronology
"Is This Love?"
(1986) 		"Weak in the Presence of Beauty"
(1987) 		"Ordinary Girl"
(1987)

In 1987, Alison Moyet covered "Weak in the Presence of Beauty" for her second studio album Raindancing. It went to number 6 in the United Kingdom, number 4 in Norway and Ireland, number 7 in New Zealand, number 30 in Australia and number 25 in the Netherlands.

Track listings

7" single
  1. "Weak in the Presence of Beauty" - 3:37
  2. "To Work on You" - 4:13
12" single #1
  1. "Weak in the Presence of Beauty" (Extended Remix) – 6:04
  2. "Weak in the Presence of Beauty" (Single Version) - 3:37
  3. "To Work on You" - 4:13
12" single #2
  1. "Weak in the Presence of Beauty" (Extended Remix) – 6:04
  2. "To Work on You" - 4:13
  3. "Take My Imagination To Bed" - 3:41

References

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