Wishful Thinking (China Crisis song)

"Wishful Thinking"
Single by China Crisis
from the album Working with Fire and Steel – Possible Pop Songs Volume Two
B-side "This Occupation"
"Some People I Know to Lead Fantastic Lives"
Released 1984
Format 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl
Recorded 1983
Genre New Wave, Synthpop
Length 4:08 (7" single edit)
4:40 (12" single / album version)
Label Virgin
Writer(s) Gary Daly, Eddie Lundon
Producer Mike Howlett
China Crisis singles chronology
"Working with Fire and Steel"
(1983)		 "Wishful Thinking"
(1983)		 "Hanna Hanna"
(1984)

"Wishful Thinking" is a song by English pop group China Crisis, released as the third single of their 1983 album Working with Fire and Steel – Possible Pop Songs Volume Two. It reached #9 in the UK charts in early 1984, becoming their only top 10 hit single in that country. The song is included on numerous compilation albums.

Contents

Track listings

7" Vinyl single

All songs written and composed by Gary Daly and Eddie Lundon. 

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Wishful Thinking"   4:08
Side two
No. Title Length
2. "This Occupation"   2:41

12" Vinyl single

Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Wishful Thinking"   Daly, Lundon 4:38
2. "Some People I Know to Lead Fantastic Lives"   Daly, Lundon, Dave Reilly 3:43
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "This Occupation (Extended Mix)"   Daly, Lundon 4:00
2. "Some People I Know to Lead Fantastic Lives (Extended Mix)"   Daly, Lundon, Reilly 6:07

Chart performance

Chart (1984) Peak
position
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[1] 9
Germany (Media Control AG)[2] 16
Ireland (IRMA)[3] 6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[4] 14

References

  1. ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
  2. ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
  3. ^ "irishcharts.ie search results for China Crisis". http://www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2010-08-08. 
  4. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 7, 1984" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 2010-08-08.

External links

"Wishful Thinking" at Discogs (list of releases)