"Haunt Me" is a song by English band Sade from their third studio album, Stronger Than Pride (1988). It was released solely in the United Kingdom as the album's fifth and final single.[1][2][3]

"Haunt Me"
Single by Sade
from the album Stronger Than Pride
B-side"Make Some Room"
ReleasedFebruary 1989
Recorded1987–1988
GenreSmooth jazz
Length5:48
LabelEpic
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)Sade Adu
Producer(s)Sade
Sade singles chronology
"Turn My Back on You"
(1988)
"Haunt Me"
(1989)
"No Ordinary Love"
(1992)
Audio
"Haunt Me" on YouTube

Reception

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Stephen Holden of The New York Times described "Haunt Me" as "a tender, almost abject confession of devotion that seems to waft up from a pillow at high siesta. Sung against a glowing arrangement for classical guitar, piano and strings, Sade offers unconditional love: 'And if you want to sleep/ I'll be quiet/ Like an angel/ As quiet as your soul could be/ If you only knew/ You had a friend like me.'"[4] Frank Guan of Vulture commented, "Piano, guitar, longing, capped off by a sax solo. Take some time to realize how incredible it is that half of Sade's catalogue exceeds a song of this quality."[5]

Track listings

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  • UK 7-inch single
A. "Haunt Me" – 5:48
B. "Make Some Room" – 3:24
  • UK 12-inch single
A. "Haunt Me" – 5:48
B. "Make Some Room" – 5:00

References

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  1. ^ "Sade – Haunt Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  2. ^ Rusch, Bob (1996). "Haunt Me". Cadence. Vol. 22, no. 7–12. p. 33. ISSN 0162-6973. Retrieved 27 December 2019 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Sade". Schwann Spectrum. Vol. 7, no. 1. 1995. p. 501. Retrieved 27 December 2019 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Holden, Stephen (19 June 1988). "In an Exhibitionist World, Sade's Quiet Songs Shine". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  5. ^ Guan, Frank (26 October 2017). "All 73 Sade Songs, Ranked From Worst to Best". Vulture. Retrieved 21 June 2019.