Dave Thompson of AllMusic said it echoes earlier material, likening it to " Fascination" and " Mirror Man". As it was the first commercial release in the UK by the band for four years it is often incorrectly described as a comeback as many people erroneously believed the band had disbanded in 1990. In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton said, "It may not be the biggest new hit of the week but it is certainly the most significant", concluding with that it is "sounding like typical Human League of old". By the time of its release, the single received over one thousand plays per week across the board according to East West Records.

A music video was produced to promote the single, and was shot entirely on location in Prague [ citation needed] in the Czech Republic. Jennifer Nine from Melody Maker viewed it as "a brightly hopeful, wafer-thin compendium of standard League traits, including that pocket calculator-powered "funky" breakdown. head of music Richard Park welcomed the single, saying "the marketplace is just ready for a fresh dose of the Human League". It peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart in early 1995, their highest UK chart position since " (Keep Feeling) Fascination" reached number two in 1983, and spent a total of nine weeks on the chart.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Music Week rated the single five out of five, describing it as "pristine synth pop as a deep Oakey lead and girl harmonies make this the most joyful single of the week.

A demo version was recorded in 1991 and presented to Max, Ian and Jean [ clarification needed] at East West. The song was originally written for the act, "Fast Arithmetic" (Oakey–Beckett), a side project in development within the Human League environment.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

I actually bought this cd for the instrumental track BUS TO CROOKES which is the last track on this cd single and a great tune. In the video, well-known sites in the city can be seen, as Wenceslas Square, Prague Castle and Wallenstein Garden. People Magazine stated that "their hot new single 'Tell Me When' has made the Human League hip again". You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.Tell Me When" was the first Human League single to be released from Octopus and was issued in advance of the album.

And the (then) mixers du jour Utah Saints sprinkled their magic dust over what was already an accomplished slab of gorgeousness to churn out an even bigger dancefloor stonker. The band then performs in the main hall of the Wallenstein Palace, surrounded by lit candles and candelabras. It then became the first release by the band under East West, who had signed the Human League after their dismissal by Virgin in 1992. It topped the Major Market Airplay charts in the UK for two weeks commencing 4 February, registering total plays of 915 for the week of 11 February. It also peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100, on 15 April 1995, giving the band their last hit to date in the United States.Oakey took issue with this description and said in an interview that the band had never stopped recording and performing since its formation in 1977. David Sinclair of The Times commented, "All the familiar components are here join-the-dots tune, danceable synth-pop arrangement, catchy bubblegum chorus but the result sounds disconcertingly like the Human League by numbers. Then there is the tendency to fiddle with the original to such an extent it almost becomes unrecognisable from the outstanding original.