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Written byElvis Costello
Performed byElvis Costello & The Attractions
Produced byNick Lowe
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocals, guitar
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Bruce Thomas - bass
Pete Thomas - drums
RecordedOctober 1979, Wisseloord Studios and/or Eden Studios
ReleasedFebruary 1980
AlbumsGet Happy!!, 1980
Get Happy!! (reissue), Rykodisc/Demon, 1994
Get Happy!! (Deluxe Edition), Rhino/Edsel, 2003
SinglesHigh Fidelity, 1980
CollectionsThe Man (The Best Of Elvis Costello), 1985
Girls Girls Girls, 1989
The Very Best Of Elvis Costello & The Attractions, 1994
The Very Best Of Elvis Costello, 1999
Singles, Volume 2, 2003
The Best Of Elvis Costello The First 10 Years, 2007
SoundtracksThe Sopranos: Peppers And Eggs, 2001
Length2:28

Alternate Versions

High Fidelity (Live)

Performed byElvis Costello & The Attractions
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocals, guitar
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Bruce Thomas - bass
Pete Thomas - drums
RecordedJune 4, 1979, Pinkpop Festival, Sportpark, Geleen, Netherlands
ReleasedJuly 2003
AlbumsGet Happy!! (Deluxe Edition), Rhino/Edsel, 2003
Length3:17

  • First known performance: 1979-03-25, Albany, NY
  • Elvis: "Beginning with a line from a Supremes record, this amoral tale might have overdone the self pity had it not been for the comical drunkenness of the singer. Nice dance routine with this one!" (Girls Girls Girls liner notes, 1989)

Lyrics

Some things you never get used to
Even though you're feeling like another man
There's nothing that he can do for you
To shut me away as you walk through
Lovers laughing in their amateur hour
Holding hands in the corridors of power
Even though I'm with somebody else right now

High fidelity
Can you hear me?

There's a new kind of dedication
Maybe you'll find it down the tunnel
Maybe I got above my station
Maybe you're only changing channels

Even though you're nowhere near me
And I know you kiss him so sincerely now
Even though the signal's indistinct
And you worry what silly people think
Who just can't wait to feel so frozen out
I bet he thinks that he was chosen out of millions
I suppose he'll never know about

High fidelity
Can you hear me?


High Fidelity UK 7" single, 1980
Get Happy!! UK cover, 1980
Get Happy!! US cover, 1980


Covers

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