Tell Me When

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Music Week rated the single five out of five, describing it as "pristine synth pop as a deep Oakey lead and girl harmonies make this the most joyful single of the week. The song was originally written for the act, "Fast Arithmetic" (Oakey–Beckett), a side project in development within the Human League environment.

Tell Me When" was the first Human League single to be released from Octopus and was issued in advance of the album. It also peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100, on 15 April 1995, giving the band their last hit to date in the United States. People Magazine stated that "their hot new single 'Tell Me When' has made the Human League hip again". You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. It peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart in early 1995, their highest UK chart position since " (Keep Feeling) Fascination" reached number two in 1983, and spent a total of nine weeks on the chart.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Jennifer Nine from Melody Maker viewed it as "a brightly hopeful, wafer-thin compendium of standard League traits, including that pocket calculator-powered "funky" breakdown.

I actually bought this cd for the instrumental track BUS TO CROOKES which is the last track on this cd single and a great tune.It topped the Major Market Airplay charts in the UK for two weeks commencing 4 February, registering total plays of 915 for the week of 11 February. In the US, it peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 15 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and number eight on the Cash Box Top 100. In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton said, "It may not be the biggest new hit of the week but it is certainly the most significant", concluding with that it is "sounding like typical Human League of old". By the time of its release, the single received over one thousand plays per week across the board according to East West Records.