<Tr> <Td> "Life in the Gladhouse" (1982) </Td> <Td> "I Melt with You" (1982) </Td> <Td> "Someone's Calling" (1983) </Td> </Tr> <P> "I Melt with You" is a song by the British new wave band Modern English . The song, produced by Hugh Jones, was the second single from their 1982 album After the Snow . The song became the band's sole hit single, largely in the United States, where it was featured in the film Valley Girl and on MTV . It reached number seven on Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, and number 76 on its Hot 100 chart . The song has been covered by a variety of groups, including Jason Mraz and Nouvelle Vague, and has been featured in numerous commercials and films . </P> <P> Modern English formed in 1979 in Colchester, Essex, England. . He described England at the time of the song's writing to be a bleak place, due to the recession: "There was no money . There'd be no power--you'd be at home with candles ." These conditions and his fears of a nuclear war inspired "I Melt with You". The song depicts a couple making love while an atomic bomb is dropped .). He described the song in an interview as a "love song", but more about the "good and bad in people (...) The last thing we wanted was to write a song where boy meets girl, they go to the cinema and make love, and that's the end of it ." </P> <P> Musically, the song came together in the band's rehearsal space in London while recording their second album, After the Snow . Producer Hugh Jones encouraged Grey to softly sing the vocal track, as opposed to his natural inclination to shout . He subsequently employed a softer vocal technique on the rest of the album . </P>

The song i'll stop the world and melt with you