Tar (EP)

Tar is the debut single by the British New Romantic group Visage. It was initially released on Radar Records on September 7, 1979, before the band had signed to Polydor. Although not a chart hit, the track is also available on Visage's eponymous debut album released in 1980.

The lyrics are centered around the habit of smoking cigarettes. The song is considered by many fans to be one of Visage's weakest singles, far outmatched by the next single, Fade to Grey.

The b-side to the single is "Frequency 7", a rapid synth song with robotic vocodor vocals. This version of Frequency 7 has never been re-released since 1979; the more common "Dance Mix" of the song is stripped of all vocals.

[edit] Track listing

"Tar" [single edit] – 3:27
"Frequency 7" – 3:05

[edit] Personnel

Steve Strange (vocals)
Midge Ure (synthesizer, backing vocals)
Billy Currie (synthesizer)
John McGeoch (saxophone)
Rusty Egan (drums, electronic drums programming)
Barry Adamson (bass)
Dave Formula (synthesizer)

Visage
Steve Strange \| Midge Ure \| Rusty Egan Billy Currie \| Dave Formula \| Barry Adamson \| Steven Young \| Sandrine Gouriou \| Rosie Harris \| Ross Tregenza
Visage discography
Studio albums and extended plays: Visage \| The Anvil \| Beat Boy
Compilations: The Best of Visage \| Master Series \| The Damned Don't Cry
Singles: Tar \| Fade to Grey \| Mind Of A Toy \| Visage \| The Damned Don't Cry \| Night Train \| Pleasure Boys \| Love Glove \| Beat Boy
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