Pleasure Boys

Pleasure Boys is the seventh single by the British pop group Visage, released on Polydor Records on October 29, 1982.

The track is the only one of the band's singles not to be taken from an album, though it was subsequently included on their "Fade To Grey: The Singles Collection" compilation album in 1983. As well as the standard 7" and 12" formats, the single was also released as a limited edition 7" picture disc.

It was also the first release by Visage after the departure of Midge Ure, who left the group due to creative differences with Steve Strange and also to concentrate on his role in Ultravox. Possibly due to Ure's absence, "Pleasure Boys" was the first Visage single to miss the UK top 40 (peaking at 44) after a string of five hits during the 1981-82 period.

Track listing

7" version

1. "Pleasure Boys" – 3:35
2. "The Anvil" (Remixed by Visage and John Luongo) – 4:30

12" version

1. "Pleasure Boys" (Dance Mix) - 6:58
2. "The Anvil" (Dance Mix) - 6:14

Personnel

• Steve Strange (vocals)
• Rusty Egan (electronic drums programming)
• Billy Currie (synthesizer)
• Dave Formula (synthesizer)
• Gary Barnacle (bass)