In 1988, English synthpop group Art of Noise released a cover of the song, featuring Tom Jones on vocals. The song became the band's biggest hit to that point, reaching number eighteen on the U.S. dance charts[6] and number five on the UK Singles Chart, higher than the original in that country. The guitar and horns break in the middle of this cover musically references the themes to Dragnet and Peter Gunn (two songs the Art of Noise covered with much commercial success) as well as their own breakthrough hit, "Close (To the Edit)" and "Paranoimia", their 1986 collaboration with Max Headroom[disambiguation needed]. This cover was later included as part of an episode of the series Listed on MuchMoreMusic, which was on the Top 20 cover songs. It can also be heard during the main title sequence of the movie My Stepmother Is an Alien. Tom Jones later recorded a version of the song for his 2003 Reloaded: Greatest Hits album.
Lyrics[]
Art Of Noise featuring Tom Jones:
- You don't have to be beautiful
- To turn me on
- I just need your body baby
- From dusk till dawn
- You don't need experience
- To turn me out
- You just leave it all up to me
- I'll show you what it's all about
Chorus:
- You don't have to be rich
- To be my girl
- You don't have to be cool
- To rule my world
- Aint no particular sign
- I'm more compatible with
- I just want your extra time
- And you kiss
- You gotta not talk dirty baby
- If you wanna impress me (ah ah ah)
- You can't be too flirty mama
- I know how to undress me
- Let me be your fantasy
- And maybe (baby) you could be mine
- You just leave it all up to me
- We can have a good time
- (REPEAT CHORUS)
- Think I'd better dance now
- (La la la)
- Women and girls rule my world
- I say they rule my world
- Act your age mama (not your shoe size)
- Not your shoe size
- Maybe we could do the twirl
- You don't have to watch Dynasty
- To have an attitude
- You gotta leave it all up to me
- My love will be your food
- (REPEAT CHORUS)