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Thompson Twins Thompson Twins were an English Pop music, pop band, formed in 1977 in Sheffield. Initially a New wave music, new wave group, they switched to a more mainstream pop sound and achieved considerable popularity during the early and mid-1980s, scori ...
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Albums


Studio albums


Live albums


Compilation albums

The following compilations were released in various territories but did not chart: *''The Best of Thompson Twins'' (1991) *''The Collection'' (1993) *''Singles Collection'' (1996) *''
Greatest Hits A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be creat ...
'' (1996) *''The Best of Thompson Twins'' (1998) *''Master Hits'' (1999) *''Hold Me Now'' (2000) *''Platinum & Gold Collection'' (2003) *''The Greatest Hits'' (2003) *''12 Inch Collection'' (2004) *'' Love on Your Side – The Best of Thompson Twins'' (2007) *''Remixes & Rarities'' (2014)


Singles


Music videos

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" (1981) * " Lies" (1982) * " Love on Your Side" (1983) * " Watching" (1983) * " Hold Me Now" (1983) * "
We are Detective "We Are Detective" is a 1983 song by the British pop band Thompson Twins. It was the third single from the band's third studio album, ''Quick Step & Side Kick'' (1983). It was the band's second single to reach the UK Top Ten, peaking at no. 7. It ...
" (1983) * " Doctor! Doctor!" (1984) * " You Take Me Up" (1984) * " Sister of Mercy" (1984) * "
Lay Your Hands on Me Lay Your Hands on Me may refer to: in music: * "Lay Your Hands on Me," a song on Peter Gabriel's 1982 album ''Peter Gabriel'' (album also known as ''Security'') * "Lay Your Hands on Me" (Thompson Twins song), a song on Thompson Twins' 1985 album ...
" (1984) * " Don't Mess with Doctor Dream" (1985) * " King for a Day" (1985) * "
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Nothing in Common ''Nothing in Common'' is a 1986 American comedy-drama film directed by Garry Marshall. It stars Tom Hanks and Jackie Gleason in his final film role. Gleason died less than a year after the film's release. The film was not considered a big fin ...
" (1986) * " Get That Love" (1987) * " Long Goodbye" (1987) * "
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" (1989) * " Bombers in the Sky" (1990) * "
Come Inside Come Inside is a Finnish glam rock, brit pop and indie rock band founded in 1996 at the Alppila Senior High in Helsinki, Finland. Though Sippola writes the band's lyrics in fluent English, the band remains mostly unknown outside of Finland, wher ...
" (1991) * "The Saint" (1992)


Videography


Soundtrack appearances

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Ghostbusters ''Ghostbusters'' is a 1984 American supernatural comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. It stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, and Ramis as Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Egon Spengler, three eccentric ...
'' (1984) - "In the Name of Love" *''
Sixteen Candles ''Sixteen Candles'' is a 1984 American coming-of-age teen comedy film starring Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling, and Anthony Michael Hall. Written and directed by John Hughes in his directorial debut, it was the first in a string of f ...
'' (1984) - "If You Were Here" *''
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'' (1985) - "Doctor! Doctor!" *''
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'' (1985) - "Lay Your Hands on Me" *''
Nothing in Common ''Nothing in Common'' is a 1986 American comedy-drama film directed by Garry Marshall. It stars Tom Hanks and Jackie Gleason in his final film role. Gleason died less than a year after the film's release. The film was not considered a big fin ...
'' (1986) - "Nothing in Common" *''
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'' (1986) - "King For a Day" *'' Gremlins 2: The New Batch'' (1990) - "Bombers in the Sky" *''
Cool World ''Cool World'' is a 1992 American Adult animation, adult Live-action animation, live-action/animated hybrid fantasy film directed by Ralph Bakshi and written by Michael Grais and Mark Victor. Starring Kim Basinger, Gabriel Byrne and Brad Pitt, ...
'' (1992) - "Play with Me" and "Industry and Seduction" (Tom Bailey) *''
The Wedding Singer ''The Wedding Singer'' is a 1998 American romantic comedy film directed by Frank Coraci, written by Tim Herlihy, and produced by Robert Simonds and Jack Giarraputo. The film stars Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, and Christine Taylor, and tells th ...
'' (1997) - "Hold Me Now" *''
Not Another Teen Movie ''Not Another Teen Movie'' is a 2001 American teen parody film directed by Joel Gallen and written by Mike Bender, Adam Jay Epstein, Andrew Jacobson, Phil Beauman, and Buddy Johnson. It features Chyler Leigh, Chris Evans, Jaime Pressly, Er ...
'' (2001) - "If You Were Here"


Video game

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The Thompson Twins Adventure ''The Thompson Twins Adventure'' is a 1984 graphic adventure game that was distributed by ''Computer and Video Games'' magazine as a promotional 7" flexi disc "freebie" along with its October 1984 issue (issue 36). The game is based on the Thomp ...
'' (1984) - A video game adaptation of "Doctor! Doctor!"


Notes


References


External links


Thompson Twins discography page with track listings and identification of unlabelled song variations
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