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'' by Scottish new wave band

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.Thompson, Dave (2000).
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', p. 165. The single was released in September 1984 and reached number 34 on the UK Singles Chart, remaining on the chart for six weeks. The single version is two minutes shorter than the album version, which has an extended fadeout.Mason, Stewart.
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, the song was written in March 1984 while he was touring the United States. Frame called it an "unusual choice for a single, because unlike our previous singles (and most pop singles) it doesn't have a recurrent chorus at all."(October 1984)

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was in light rotation on

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in autumn 1984. The unusual B-side of the single, a downbeat acoustic cover of "

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" by

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, drew positive attention.Chilvers, C.J. ''The Van Halen Encyclopedia (Paperback)'', p. 156 (2001)

References

1984 singles Aztec Camera songs Sire Records singles Songs written by Roddy Frame Warner Music Group singles 1984 songs Song recordings produced by Mark Knopfler {{1980s-rock-song-stub