“Mad About You” is a pop song written by Paula Jean Brown, James Whelan and Mitchel Young Evans, produced by Michael Lloyd, for Belinda Carlisle‘s debut solo album Belinda. It was released as the album’s first single, in 1986, as a CD single in the UK (one of the first ever marketed), 7″ single and a 12″ single. 　　 　　It was her first hit after leaving the Go-Go’s, peaking at Number 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in August 1986, and at Number 1 on the Canadian Singles Chart. 　　 　　The year that the song was released, Carlisle married Morgan Mason, who appears with Belinda in the video for “Mad About You”. The guitar solo on the song was performed by Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran), who also appears in the video which was directed by Leslie Libman. 　　 　　The song was actually a Go-Go’s reunion of sorts: Paula Jean Brown (who took Jane Wiedlin‘s spot in the band just before it broke up) co-wrote the song, and Wiedlin and Charlotte Caffey sang back-up vocals. Besides, the intro to the Go-Go’s song called “This Old Feeling” (a track on their second album, Vacation) features a typical bassline, which resurfaces, more or less unaltered, on the intro to Belinda’s first solo hit. In fact, “Mad About You” was one of several songs that was projected to be on the fourth (unrecorded) Go-Go’s album that wound up on Belinda instead. 　　 　　The single’s B side, “I Never Wanted a Rich Man”, was also featured on Carlisle’s debut album. 　　 　　The “Mad About You” extended version was remixed by then label mate William Orbit, who would collaborate with Madonna years later.