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"We Came to Dance"
Single by Ultravox
from the album Quartet
B-side
  • "Overlook"
  • "Break Your Back"
Released18 April 1983
Recorded1982 at AIR Studios in London
GenreSynthpop, new wave
Length4:05
7:35 (Extended version)
LabelChrysalis
Songwriter(s)Warren Cann, Chris Cross, Billy Currie, Midge Ure
Producer(s)George Martin
Ultravox singles chronology
"Visions in Blue"
(1983)
"We Came to Dance"
(1983)
"One Small Day"
(1984)

"We Came to Dance" is the final single from Ultravox's sixth studio album Quartet (the third studio album recorded with singer Midge Ure), recorded in Air Studios, London and released on Chrysalis Records on 18 April 1983. The single reached #18 on the UK charts on 18 June.[1][2][3] This was the last of seven consecutive top-20 singles for the band.[4]

Track listing

7" version

  1. "We Came to Dance" – 4:05
  2. "Overlook" – 4:04
  • Alternate versions of the 7" single have "Break Your Back" on the b-side instead of "Overlook".

12" version – UK release [5]

  1. "We Came to Dance (Extended Version)" – 7:35
  2. "Overlook" – 4:04

12" version – German release/UK Promo [6][7]

  1. "We Came to Dance" – 7:57
  2. "Reap the Wild Wind (Live Version)" – 3:53
  3. "Break Your Back" – 3:25

References

  1. ^ Betts, Graham (2006). Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2006, HarperCollins. ISBN 0-00-720077-3
  2. ^ "The Official Charts Company - Ultravox - We Came to Dance". Retrieved 18 March 2009.
  3. ^ "Ultravox discography, Vladimir Kruglov". Retrieved 18 March 2009.
  4. ^ "The Official Charts Company - Ultravox". Retrieved 18 March 2009.
  5. ^ https://www.discogs.com/Ultravox-We-Came-To-Dance/release/371001
  6. ^ https://www.discogs.com/Ultravox-We-Came-To-Dance/release/556721
  7. ^ https://www.discogs.com/Ultravox-We-Came-To-Dance/release/4539904