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"Beat the Clock" is a 1979 song by the American pop and rock duo Sparks. Produced by famed disco producer Giorgio Moroder, it was released as the fourth single from the band's eighth studio album No. 1 in Heaven. The song peaked at number 10 in August 1979 and spent six weeks in the UK Singles Chart. [1]
Joy Division cited "Number One Song in Heaven" as a primary influence during the recording of "Love Will Tear Us Apart". Joy Division's drummer Stephen Morris stated: "When we were doing 'Love Will Tear Us Apart', there were two records we were into: Frank Sinatra's Greatest Hits and 'Number One Song in Heaven' by Sparks. That was the beginning ...
The song's music video features Sparks on board an animated 'BBC ship'. It was directed by Olivier Kuntzel and Florence Deygas, who were also responsible for the video's animation. [3] In 2024, to mark the 30th anniversary of the parent album, the original music video was released in HD on the band's YouTube channel.
2005 - remixed Morrissey's song, "Suedehead", for the compilation Future Retro; 2010 - remixed the song "Give Me Something" by Yoko Ono; 2011 - remixed the song "A Happy Place" by Katie Melua as Sparks Vs Katie Melua; 2012 - produced Gemma Ray's cover versions of Sparks songs "How Do I Get to Carnegie Hall" and "Eaten by the Monster of Love"
"The Number One Song in Heaven" is a disco song by the American rock duo Sparks. Released as a single in 1979, the song was produced and co-written by electro-disco producer Giorgio Moroder . It became a top 20 hit in the UK, where it peaked at number 14.
Nicola Sirkis covered the song as the B-side to his 1992 single "Alice dans la Lune", from the album Dans La Lune. [2] Johan Johansson created a Swedish version titled "Kärlek & Respekt Till Moder Jord" for his 1994 EP 10. [3] Karen J. Walsha recorded a version for the Dutch tribute album Amateur Hour (A Global Tribute to Sparks) released in ...
A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip is the 24th studio album by American rock group Sparks.Recorded in gaps between Sparks' film projects, the album uses a full rock-group format to draw on the band's full range of musical styles and was universally acclaimed by critics, who praised both its lyrical and melodic content.
Terminal Jive is the ninth album by the American rock band Sparks and the second recorded with Giorgio Moroder.The album has a disco-vibe like its predecessor but featured fewer synthesizers, opting instead for more electric rock guitar, resulting in a new wave sound. [4]