| In Some Other World | |
| Cover: | Wax In Some Other World 1988 single cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Wax |
| Album: | American English |
| Released: | January 1988 (UK)[1] |
| Label: | RCA |
| Producer: | Christopher Neil |
| Prev Title: | American English |
| Prev Year: | 1987 |
| Next Title: | Wherever You Are |
| Next Year: | 1989 |
"In Some Other World" is a song by British duo Wax, which was released in 1988 as the third and final single from their second studio album American English (1987). The song was written by band members Andrew Gold and Graham Gouldman, and produced by Christopher Neil.
"In Some Other World" failed to make an appearance on the UK Singles Chart, but was a top 40 success in Belgium, where it reached No. 37 on the Ultratop 50 Flanders chart in April 1988.[2] The song's music video was directed by Storm Thorgerson.
On its release, Music & Media described "In Some Other World" as "first-rate pure pop" and "full of bouncing excitement".[3] Terry Staunton of New Musical Express considered the song to be a "sub-Level 42 workout, saved only by the weird sleeve which depicts a Jonathan Ross lookalike French-kissing a Tiny Tears doll".[4] Tony Beard of Record Mirror wrote, "Horrific Euro-disco that is downright offensive. A polished dross full of bouncy, kiddie-keyboards, nauseating vocals and references to fire and brimstone, tax refunds, ivory towers and joke false teeth."[5]
In a review of American English, Robin Denselow of The Guardian commented, "Wax write and perform utterly professional, well-crafted pop songs that may not be memorable but are certainly clever, and sometimes even brave. 'In Some Other World', an attack on American TV evangelists and politicians, is not what the MOR synth-pop audience will be expecting."[6] Jim Bohen of the Daily Record wrote, "'In Some Other World' savages televangelists and media-minded politicians, but with a twist: It blames their constituents for patronizing them."[7]
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