Primitive

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"Primitive"
Single by Cyndi Lauper
from the album A Night to Remember
Released	1990
Recorded	1988
Genre	Pop
Label	Epic Records
Writer(s)	Cyndi Lauper, Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly
Producer	Cyndi Lauper, Lennie Petze
Cyndi Lauper singles chronology
"A Night to Remember" (1989) "Primitive" (1990) "Unconditional Love" (1991)

"Primitive", a song written and performed by singer Cyndi Lauper, appeared on her third album A Night to Remember (1989). Lyrically it describes the physical reaction the body has to sexual tension or physical attraction to someone: "My heart starts pounding like a fist/I see you there and I just can't resist/You make me tremble like a jellyfish".

Dutch 3-track 12", includes "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and "Insecurious". It was only released for a brief time in the Netherlands and is considered a rare collector's item that is often sold over the internet for over one-hundred dollars.

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Other songs with this name

An earlier song by 1960s garage rock band The Groupies was included on the Nuggets box set on Rhino Records as well as the Ear-Piercing Punk compilation LP. This song was also covered by The Cramps on their album Psychedelic Jungle on IRS Records from 1981.

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