"Talk Talk" is a 1982 song by the English band Talk Talk. The second single from their debut album, The Party's Over (1982), it peaked at no. 52 in the United Kingdom upon initial release. A remix of the song was released later that year, peaking at no. 23 in the UK and no. 75 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 (also entering the Top 40 in the Billboard Mainstream Rock). The single also reached no. 1 in South Africa in 1983.
| "Talk Talk" | ||||
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.png) 1982 UK vinyl reissue | ||||
| Single by Talk Talk | ||||
| from the album The Party's Over | ||||
| B-side | "?" | |||
| Released | 5 April 1982[1] | |||
| Genre | Synth-pop[2] | |||
| Length | 3:23 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Colin Thurston | |||
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| "Talk Talk" on YouTube | ||||
The song was originally recorded by Talk Talk singer Mark Hollis's previous band, The Reaction, as "Talk Talk Talk Talk", on the Beggars Banquet punk compilation Streets.[2]
Critical reception
editCovering Talk Talk's best songs in an article in The Guardian, Graeme Thomson wrote: "Talk Talk is surging, superior synth-pop, its surface fizz – glistening slabs of electro-drama, funky slap bass and modish cries of "hey, hey!" – sparkling over hidden depths. The piano break has the grandeur of early material from the Waterboys, while the lyrics stake out what will become common themes: existential wariness, a mistrust of language and an overpowering sense of outsiderness."[2]
Charts
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1Remix |
Track listing
editApril 1982 release
- Talk Talk – 2:58
- ? – 4:02
October 1982 release
- Talk Talk (remix) – 3:23
- Mirror Man – 3:21
References
edit- ^ "Releases". Record Mirror. 3 April 1982. p. 30. Retrieved 24 August 2022 – via Flickr.
- ^ a b c Thomson, Graeme (25 May 2017). "Talk Talk – 10 of the best". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
A minor UK hit, and a Top 100 single in the US, Talk Talk is surging, superior synth-pop, its surface fizz – glistening slabs of electro-drama, funky slap bass and modish cries of "hey, hey!" – sparkling over hidden depths.
- ^ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ a b c "Talk Talk – Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending NOVEMBER 13, 1982". Cash Box. 13 November 1982. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012.
- ^ "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (T)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 June 2013.