"Secret Separation" is a song by British
new wave rock
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group
the Fixx
The Fixx are a rock band from London, England, founded in 1979. The band's hits include " One Thing Leads to Another", " Saved by Zero", " Are We Ourselves?", and " Secret Separation", each of which charted in the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot ...
, from their fourth studio album ''
Walkabout
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''. The single peaked at #19 on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in July 1986 and peaked at No. 1 on the US
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chart.
[
] The single also peaked at #39 in
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and #83 in the
United Kingdom
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.
Music video
The music video features an actor sitting at a control panel observing the band playing in an abandoned building filled with random items.
Track listing
;7" vinyl
#"Secret Separation" — 3:51
#"Sense the Adventure" — 3:42
;12" vinyl
#"Secret Separation" — 7:00
#"Sense the Adventure" — 3:42
#"Rediscover" - 4:03
Chart performance
References
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1986 singles
The Fixx songs
1986 songs
Song recordings produced by Rupert Hine
MCA Records singles
Songs written by Jeannette Obstoj