Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)
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“Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)” | |||||
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Single by A Flock of Seagulls from the album Listen |
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B-side | "Committed" | ||||
Released | 1982 | ||||
Format | 7", 12" | ||||
Recorded | 1982 | ||||
Genre | New Wave | ||||
Length | 4:09 (7" version) 5:29 (Album version) 9:34 (Extended version) |
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Label | Zomba Records | ||||
Producer | Mike Howlett | ||||
A Flock of Seagulls singles chronology | |||||
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"Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" is a 1982 New Wave song by A Flock of Seagulls, appearing as the opening performance on their second album Listen. Its wistful, bleak lyrics on separation are built on a driving rhythm backed by a heavy Wall of Sound-styled layer of synthesizer padding.
In contrast to the band's 1982 hit "I Ran (So Far Away)", which was largely a United States hit, "Wishing" song peaked strongly in Great Britain and in Canada where it reached the Top 10, but only reached #26 on the U.S. Billboard charts in summer 1983.
In a celebration of early electronic music, digital radio station BBC 6 Music compiled a chart of its listeners' favourite synthesizer riffs in November 2006. "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" came second in the list to the Tubeway Army single "Are 'Friends' Electric?".
[edit] Chart positions
Charts | Peak position |
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UK Singles Chart | 10 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 26 |
Germany Singles Chart | 37 |