Flesh for Fantasy

1984 single by Billy Idol

"Flesh for Fantasy"

Single by Billy Idol

from the album Rebel Yell

B-side

"Blue Highway"

Released

August 1984

Recorded

1983

Genre

New wave
hard rock

Length

4:37 (Album version)
3:47 (Single version)

Label

Chrysalis

Songwriter(s)

Billy Idol
Steve Stevens

Producer(s)

Keith Forsey

Billy Idol singles chronology

"Eyes Without a Face"
(1984)

"Flesh for Fantasy"
(1984)

"Catch My Fall"
(1984)

Music video

"Flesh for Fantasy" on YouTube

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	Not rated^[1]

"Flesh for Fantasy" is a song by Billy Idol, released in 1984 as the third single from his 1983 studio album Rebel Yell. It reached No. 5 in New Zealand, No. 11 in Germany, No. 20 in Switzerland, and No. 29 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

Background and writing

The song was written by Billy Idol and Steve Stevens, with its title being inspired by the 1943 American film Flesh and Fantasy.^[2]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Flesh for Fantasy"
Chart (1984)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[3]	28
Germany (Media Control)^[4]	11
Italy (Musica e Dischi)^[5]	24
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[6]	5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[7]	20
UK Singles (OCC)^[8]	54
US Billboard Hot 100^[9]	29
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)^[10]	8
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[11]	11

References

^ Donald A. Guarisco. "Flesh for Fantasy - Billy Idol | Song Info". AllMusic.
^ Idol, Billy (2014). Dancing with myself. New York. ISBN 978-1-4516-2850-0. OCLC 873740790.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 147. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - BILLY IDOL - FLESH FOR FANTASY". Offiziellecharts.de.
^ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 31 May 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Billy Idol".
^ "Billy Idol – Flesh for Fantasy". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
^ "Billy Idol – Flesh for Fantasy". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
^ "Billy Idol Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
^ "Billy Idol Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
^ "Billy Idol Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2019.