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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]
The video for "I Ran" was low budget (even for the time), but it provided enormous exposure for the band, and it is well-remembered in part because MTV played it frequently. [10] 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 ...
A Flock of Seagulls (1981) 4:55: 2. "Space Age Love Song" A Flock of Seagulls: 3:45: 3. "Telecommunication" A Flock of Seagulls: 2:29: 4. "The More You Live, the More You Love" The Story of a Young Heart (1984) 4:09: 5. "Nightmares" Listen (1983) 4:36: 6. "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" Listen: 5:30: 7. "(It's Not Me) Talking" Listen ...
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 10 years old).
Listen is the second studio album by English new wave band A Flock of Seagulls, released on 29 April 1983 by Jive Records.It once again teamed the group with record producer Mike Howlett—who produced their self-titled debut album—except on "(It's Not Me) Talking", which was produced by Bill Nelson.
Wishing or Wishin' may refer to: Wish, ... (If I Had a Photograph of You)", by A Flock of Seagulls, 1982 "Wishing", by Electric Light Orchestra from Discovery, 1979
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 ...
Ascension is the sixth studio album by English New wave band A Flock of Seagulls, released on 6 July 2018 by August Day Recordings. [1] [2] It is the band's first album since 1984's The Story of a Young Heart that features all four original members.