"Room That Echoes" (also called "Room That Echoes (Round and Around)") is a 1985 single from
New Zealand
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pop band
Peking Man. It peaked at number one in the New Zealand singles chart. The song was included on Peking Man's self-titled album.
The song was written by band saxophone player Neville Hall and features lead vocals from
Margaret Urlich, with Pat Urlich on backing vocals.
Awards
"Room That Echoes" won Best Single at the
1986 New Zealand Music Awards, along with five other wins for Peking Man.
In 2001 the song was voted by New Zealand members of
APRA as the
79th best New Zealand song of the 20th century. The song also appeared on the associated compilation CD ''
Nature's Best 3
''Nature's Best 3'' is a two-disc compilation album of 35 New Zealand popular music songs, numbers 66-100 on the APRA 75th Anniversary Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time. See ''Nature's Best'' for more information on the selection process of ...
'', and the video was on the ''
Nature's Best DVD''.
Music videos
Two music videos were made for "Room That Echoes". The first was directed by John Day and used computer-generated 3D graphics, with a silhouette of singer Margaret Urlich dancing. The second version is a live-action video, featuring the band performing the song in a room.
Track listings
; 7"
# "Room That Echoes"
# "Vision High"
;12"
# "Room That Echoes" (Extended Mix)
# "Vision High"
;12"
# "Room That Echoes" (Extended Mix)
# "Lift Your Head Up High" (Extended Mix)
# Vision High
;12"
# "Room That Echoes" (Extended Mix)
# "Lift Your Head Up High" (Extended Mix)
# "Room That Echoes" (7" Mix)
Charts
References
External links
Music video (version one) at NZ On Screen* {{YouTube, Ao0Jjb55OC0, Music video (version two)
"Room That Echoes" at Discogs
APRA Award winners
Number-one singles in New Zealand
1985 singles
1985 songs
CBS Records singles