Dancing with Tears in My Eyes
| "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "Building" |
"Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" is the second single from Lament, Ultravox's seventh studio album, released in 1984. The single effectively put Ultravox back on the map, peaking at #3 in the UK single charts,[1] and reaching the top 10 in many European countries.
The video is about a nuclear power plant meltdown. The music video depicts Midge Ure running home after discovering that a nuclear explosion is imminent. The video ends with the power plant exploding, and the image of a home movie of Ure, his wife and their child, with the visual effect of a melting film.
The 7" single was released in three versions: with a standard picture sleeve, with a gate-fold booklet sleeve, and with a gate-fold booklet sleeve and a clear vinyl disc. All versions had the same catalogue number, "UV 1", and the same tracks. The 12" was released in two versions, with the same catalogue number "UVX 1": in a stickered gatefold sleeve containing a band poster and in a standard picture sleeve.
The B-side, "Building", is a morose piano ballad.
Track listing
7" vinyl
- UK: Chrysalis - UV 1
- Germany: Chrysalis - 106 449
- US: Chrysalis - VS4 42781
- Canada: Chrysalis - CHS - 42781
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" | 4:10 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Building" | 3:11 |
12" vinyl (UK and Europe)
- UK: Chrysalis - UVX 1
- Germany: Chrysalis - 601 322
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" (Special Re-Mix) | 10:00 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Building" | 3:11 |
| 2. | "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" | 4:10 |
12" vinyl (North America)
- US: Chrysalis - 4V9 42783
- Canada: Chrysalis - CS 42783
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" (Extended) | 7:44 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "One Small Day" (Club Version) | 7:48 |
Cover versions
- German progressive metal band Dreamscape covered the song 1999 on their Very album.
- German power metal band Freedom Call covered the song on their EP Taragon, released in 1999.
- In 2004, German Eurodance project Novaspace released their version of "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" on a single, which was also included on their album Cubes.
- Swedish glam metal band The Poodles covered the song on their debut album Metal Will Stand Tall in 2006.
- The symphonic metal/power metal project Avantasia covered the song on their EP Lost in Space Part II in 2007.
- Swedish singer Velvet covered the song on her 2009 album The Queen.
Live cover performances
- Guitarist Midge Ure played the song at "Rockpalast Fall 2006".
Chart performance
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart[1] | 3 |
| Australian Singles Chart | 58 |
| Belgian Singles Chart | 2 |
| Dutch Top 40[2] | 6 |
| German Singles Chart[3] | 7 |
| GfK Dutch Singles Chart[4] | 12 |
| Irish Singles Chart[5] | 8 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 38 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[6] | 16 |
References
- ^ a b "Chart Stats - Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes". Retrieved 25 January 2009.
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