"Michael Caine" is a song by English ska band Madness, released on 30 January 1984 as the lead single from their fifth studio album Keep Moving (1984).
[4] When he was approached to appear on the record, Caine initially turned it down, but his youngest daughter on hearing his decision made him change his mind, telling him how popular they were.
"[6] The music video was also based on The Ipcress File, and featured a lightbulb being shot, as seen in the title sequence from the television spy series Callan.
[7] Upon its release, Neil Tennant then a journalist for Smash Hits stated, "This new Madness single is world-weary and melancholy, although it's brightened up by the man himself declaring 'I am Michael Caine' every now and then.
"[9] Thompson Twins' member Joe Leeway, as guest reviewer for Record Mirror, described it as "more melodic than usual" and "a mysterious 'out in the cold' song" with a "great sax vamp towards the end".