Dare producer Martin Rushent had quit earlier, after repeatedly falling out with Oakey and production had been handed to Chris Thomas and Hugh Padgham, with final finishing taking place at Town House Studios.

The near spoken vocal is accompanied by electric piano-style chords (another similarity to "Don't You Want Me"), all underpinned by a catchy lolloping bassline, and adorned by a prominent brass solo (also played on a synthesiser).

[2]However, like the less savoury premise of "Don't You Want Me", the darker side of the "Louise" story went over the heads of the record buying public, who misinterpreted the lyrics as "sweet and upbeat".

Because the second single from Hysteria, "Life on Your Own", did not do as well in the charts as expected, Virgin Records held back on the follow-up release of "Louise".

The Louise cover has an inset montage of a menacing Ian Burden glowering at an 'innocent' Joanne Catherall taking over the roles of Oakey and Sulley from the 1981 artwork.

There is also limited stunt work with a London AEC Routemaster bus skidded to a halt on a bridge (where Burden and Sulley get off); and Joanne Catherall herself dives into the canal water in one scene.

The video also alludes to Philip Oakey and Joanne Catherall's real lifelong term relationship, with the couple sharing a bath (Oakley fully dressed, Carherall in a swimsuit) and other intimate moments on camera.