Wishful Thinking (China Crisis song)

"Wishful Thinking"
"Wishful Thinking"
Single by China Crisis
from the album Working with Fire and Steel – Possible Pop Songs Volume Two
B-side	"This Occupation"; "Some People I Know to Lead Fantastic Lives";
Released	1983
Recorded	1983
Length	4:08 (7" single edit); 4:40 (12" single / album version);
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Gary Daly, Eddie Lundon
Producer(s)	Mike Howlett
China Crisis singles chronology

"Wishful Thinking" is a song by English band China Crisis, released as the third single from their 1983 album Working with Fire and Steel – Possible Pop Songs Volume Two. It reached #9 in the UK charts in early 1984, becoming their only top 10 hit single in that country. The song is their biggest and most well-known hit, and is included on numerous compilation albums. It was a top 20 hit in several European countries^[1] and hit number 1 on the Swedish radio chart Poporama on 8 March 1984.^[2]

The lead vocal on this track is by Eddie Lundon who also wrote the lyrics, as opposed to Gary Daly who sings lead vocals on the majority of the band's songs.

The track "This Occupation" remains exclusive to this release and appears in two very different forms on the 7" and 12" releases.

The track "Some People I Know to Lead Fantastic Lives" is taken from the band's debut album Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms, Some People Think It's Fun to Entertain, although the remix on this 12" single remains exclusive to this release.

Track listing[]

7" vinyl single[]

All tracks are written by Gary Daly and Eddie Lundon.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wishful Thinking"	4:08

Side two
No.	Title	Length
2.	"This Occupation"	2:41

12" vinyl single[]

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Wishful Thinking"	Daly, Lundon	4:38
2.	"Some People I Know to Lead Fantastic Lives"	Daly, Lundon, Dave Reilly	3:43

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"This Occupation (Extended Mix)"	Daly, Lundon	4:00
2.	"Some People I Know to Lead Fantastic Lives (Extended Mix)"	Daly, Lundon, Reilly	6:07

Chart performance[]

Chart (1984)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)^[3]	9
Germany (Official German Charts)^[4]	16
Ireland (IRMA)^[5]	6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[6]	14

References[]

^ Hitparad.se
^ Stefan Heiding: Poporama - Heta högen (1992) ISBN 91-971894-1-3
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – China Crisis – Wishful Thinking" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
^ "irishcharts.ie search results for China Crisis". Retrieved 8 August 2010.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 7, 1984" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 8 August 2010.

External links[]

"Wishful Thinking" at Discogs (list of releases)

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

[1] Hitparad.se

[2] Stefan Heiding: Poporama - Heta högen (1992) ISBN 91-971894-1-3

[sc_UK_China_Crisis-3] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2010.

[sc_Germany_China_Crisis-4] "Offiziellecharts.de – China Crisis – Wishful Thinking" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 8 August 2010.

[5] "irishcharts.ie search results for China Crisis". Retrieved 8 August 2010.

[sc_Dutch40_China_Crisis-6] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 7, 1984" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 8 August 2010.

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hide v China Crisis
Gary Daly Eddie Lundon Dave Reilly Gazza Johnson Kevin Wilkinson Walter Becker Brian McNeill
Studio albums	Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms, Some People Think It's Fun to Entertain Working with Fire and Steel – Possible Pop Songs Volume Two Flaunt the Imperfection What Price Paradise Diary of a Hollow Horse Warped by Success Autumn in the Neighbourhood
Other albums	Diary: A Collection
Singles	"African and White" "No More Blue Horizons (Fool, Fool, Fool)" "Christian" "Tragedy and Mystery" "Working with Fire and Steel" "Wishful Thinking" "Hanna Hanna" "Black Man Ray" "King in a Catholic Style"