Waterfront (song)

"Waterfront"
Single by Simple Minds
from the album Sparkle in the Rain
Released	1983 (US) 4 November 1983 (UK)
Format	12", 7"
Recorded	1983
Genre	Post-punk, pop rock, New Wave
Length	4:40
Label	Virgin
Writer(s)	Simple Minds
Simple Minds singles chronology
"I Travel" (2nd reissue)(1983) "Waterfront" (1983) "Speed Your Love To Me" (1984)

"Waterfront" is a 1983 single from Simple Minds, the first release from the album Sparkle in the Rain.

Featuring a new, rockier sound, "Waterfront" scaled the charts in various countries around the world, including hitting #1 for two weeks in New Zealand.^[1] It also reached #13 on the UK Singles Charts.^[2] Today, it is a live favorite and is regarded as a Simple Minds signature song.

It features a bass line consisting of a single note (D) throughout.

The version as released on 7" vinyl single (and on the original Now That's What I Call Music compilation) differs from versions available on CD. The original single didn't feature the repetitive bass-line that leads into the main body of the song, but had a "one, two....one, two, three, four.." drumstick count-in by drummer Mel Gaynor.

It has been used for many years as the song Sheffield Wednesday football club come out to before home matches.

Track listing

7" Single

1. "Waterfront" (Single Version) – 4:40
2. "Hunter & The Hunted" (Recorded Live at the City Hall, Newcastle, 20.11.82.) – 6:00

12" Single

• VS636 (12)

1. "Waterfront" (Extended Version) – 5:50
2. "Hunter & The Hunted" (Recorded Live at the City Hall, Newcastle, 20.11.82.) – 6:00

Personnel

• Produced By Steve Lillywhite
• Engineered By Howard Grey
• Words & Music By Simple Minds
• Additional Production & Remix on "Waterfront" (Extended Version) by Steve Lillywhite

References