Highly Strung (song)
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"Highly Strung" | ||||
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Single by Spandau Ballet | ||||
from the album Parade | ||||
B-side | "Highly Strung Version" | |||
Released | 1984 | |||
Genre | New wave | |||
Length | 5:27 | |||
Label | Chrysalis | |||
Songwriter(s) | Gary Kemp | |||
Producer(s) | Spandau Ballet, Steve Jolley, Tony Swain | |||
Spandau Ballet singles chronology | ||||
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"Highly Strung" is a song by English new wave band Spandau Ballet, released as the third single from the 1984 album Parade. In their native UK, the song reached number 15 on the UK Singles Chart.[1] It also reached No. 18 in Ireland,[2] No. 36 in the Netherlands,[3] No. 46 in New Zealand[4] and No. 83 in Australia.[5]
The music video of "Highly Strung" was shot in Hong Kong and included a lot of cliché Chinese images.[6]
Track listing
- UK 7" single[7]
- A. "Highly Strung"
- B. "Highly Strung Version"
- UK 12" single[8]
- A. "Highly Strung" - 5:27
- B. "Highly Strung" (Extended Version) - 5:17
References
- ^ "Spandau Ballet - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
- ^ Jaclyn Ward, Fireball Media Group -. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". www.irishcharts.ie.
- ^ "Zoeken naar: spandau ballet". DutchCharts. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "charts.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz.
- ^ bulion. "Forum - ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts - CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989". ARIA. Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- ^ "Spandau Ballet tell why playing Hong Kong will be so special". South China Morning Post. 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- ^ Spandau Ballet – Highly Strung at Discogs - UK 7" single
- ^ Spandau Ballet – Highly Strung at Discogs - UK 12" single