Space Age Love Song

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"Space Age Love Song"
A Flock of Seagulls - Space Age Love Song.jpg
Single by A Flock of Seagulls
from the album A Flock of Seagulls
B-side
  • "Standing in the Doorway"
  • "Windows"
Released28 May 1982 (1982-05-28)
Recorded1981
StudioBattery Studios, London
GenreSynth-pop, new wave[1]
Length3:45
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mike Howlett
A Flock of Seagulls singles chronology
"I Ran (So Far Away)"
(1982) 		"Space Age Love Song"
(1982) 		"Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)"
(1982)
Music video
"Space Age Love Song" on YouTube

"Space Age Love Song" is a 1982 single released by the British band A Flock of Seagulls. It was their fourth single. Lead guitarist Paul Reynolds remarked on their 1984 video album "Through the Looking Glass" that, as the band could not come up with a title for the track, he suggested "Space Age Love Song" because he thought it sounded like a space age love song.

In 2018, a re-recorded version of the song, featuring the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, was released as a 5-track and 8-track special edition EP. It is the first single featured on the band's sixth album, Ascension.[2]

Track listing[]

7" Jive 17 (UK) – 1982[3]
No.TitleLength
1."Space Age Love Song"3:20
2."Windows"3:28
CD August Day 39 (UK) – 2018[4]
No.TitleLength
1."Space Age Love Song" (orchestral version)5:12
2."Space Age Love Song" (dub version)5:45
3."Space Age Love Song" (Tiny Magnetic Pets Remix)6:57
4."Space Age Love Song" (Tiny Magnetic Pets Broken Wing Remix)6:57
5."Space Age Love Song" (Orcapella One)5:13
6."Space Age Love Song" (Orcapella Two)5:13
7."Space Age Love Song" (Orchestral Radio Edit)3:26
8."Space Age Love Song" (Orchestral Video Edit)4:12

Chart performance[]

Chart performance for "Space Age Love Song"
Chart (1982–1983) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 68
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[3] 31
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 34
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 30
US Billboard Top Tracks[7] 59
US Cash Box[8] 35

References[]

  1. ^ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-75574-8. "Space Age Love Song" and "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" summed up synth-pop's spaced-out loneliness, dreamy confections imagining absent lovers from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.
  2. ^ Gray, Julia (7 June 2018). "A Flock of Seagulls' Original Lineup Remade Their Best Song for First Recording in 34 Years". Stereogum. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Charts.nz – A Flock of Seagulls – Space Age Love Song". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  4. ^ Space Age Love Song (liner notes). A Flock of Seagulls. Zomba Music Publishers. 2018. ADAY039.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "A Flock of Seagulls – Allmusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  8. ^ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending JANUARY 29, 1983". Cash Box. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012.

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