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The band's debut album, A Flock of Seagulls, was released in 1982. The album was a commercial and critical success, reaching number 1 in Australia and the Top 10 in the US and New Zealand. The album was praised for its new wave songs, which were influenced by styles such as synthpop, post-punk and new romantic.
A Flock of Seagulls "Modern Love Is Automatic" 1982 — — — — — — — — — — "I Ran (So Far Away)" 43 — 1 26 31 — 46 7 9 8 3 UK: Silver [10] AUS: Gold [22] "Space Age Love Song" 34 — 68 — — — — 31 30 — 59 "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" 10 — 46 10 37 6 44 33 26 62 3 UK: Silver [10] Listen "(It's Not Me ...
The song, the music video, and the band were an "irresistible" package for American audiences, and by the summer of 1982, "America was clutching A Flock of Seagulls to its heart". [17] According to comedian Maz Jobrani, the release of the song was a "disaster" for Iranian-American children like himself (then
A Flock of Seagulls is the debut studio album by English new wave band A Flock of Seagulls, released in April 1982 by Jive Records. It hit No. 10 on the US Billboard 200 and No. 32 on the UK Albums Chart. The album includes the single "I Ran (So Far Away)", which reached the top 10 in the United States and New Zealand, as well as No. 1 in ...
Unlike the band's 1982 hit "I Ran (So Far Away)", largely a United States and Australian hit, "Wishing" performed strongly in the band's home country, the United Kingdom, and reached the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart; in the US, it reached the top 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 in mid-1983. [6] It was popular in South Africa, reaching No. 8. [7]
"The More You Live, the More You Love" is a song by A Flock of Seagulls, released as the first single from their third album, The Story of a Young Heart. It is the band's last international hit to date. The song entered the top 40 in the UK and in several other countries, such as Germany and New Zealand.
I Ran (So Far Away)" – 5:02 from A Flock of Seagulls "Space Age Love Song" – 3:49 from A Flock of Seagulls "Telecommunication" – 2:25 from A Flock of Seagulls "The More You Live, the More You Love" – 4:13 from The Story of a Young Heart "Nightmares" – 4:38 from Listen "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" – 4:55 from Listen
"Space Age Love Song" is a 1982 single released by the British band A Flock of Seagulls. It was their fourth single. Lead guitarist Paul Reynolds remarked on their 1984 video album Through the Looking Glass that, as the band could not come up with a title for the track, he suggested "Space Age Love Song" because he thought it sounded like a space age love song.