Talk Talk (song)

"Talk Talk"
Single by Talk Talk
from the album The Party's Over
B-side "Mirror Man"
Released 19 April 1982
Format 7"
Recorded 1981
Genre Synthpop,[1] new wave
Length 3:23
Label EMI
Writer(s) Mark Hollis, Ed Hollis
Producer(s) Colin Thurston
Talk Talk singles chronology
"Mirror Man"
(1982)		 "Talk Talk"
(1982)		 "Today"
(1982)

"Talk Talk" is a 1982 song by the British band Talk Talk. It was the second single from their debut album, The Party's Over (1982), it topped at no. 52 in the United Kingdom upon initial release. A remix of the song was released later in the same year where it peaked at no. 23 in the UK and number 75 in the United States. The single also reached no. 1 in South Africa in 1983. Influential modern rock radio station KROQ-FM in Los Angeles included this song in its regular rotation of current releases from July–August 1982.

The song was originally recorded by Talk Talk singer Mark Hollis's previous band, the Reaction, as "Talk Talk Talk Talk", on the Beggars Banquet punk compilation LP Streets.

Charts

Chart (1982) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 33
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[3] 52
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 75
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[4] 63
US Billboard Top Tracks[4] 26
Chart (1982-1983)1 Peak
position
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[5] 1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[6] 23

1Remix

Track listing

7"

  1. Talk Talk – 2:58
  2. ? – 4:02
  1. Talk Talk (remix) – 3:23
  2. Mirror Man – 3:21

References

  1. ↑ Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. p. 2082. ISBN 978-1-8435-3105-0. Two singles, "Today" and "Talk Talk", both hit the UK charts in 1982, and remain well rated despite the early-80s synth-pop production.
  2. ↑ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Talk Talk: Artist Chart History" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Talk Talk – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (T)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1982-12-04" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 June 2013.

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Preceded by
"I Don't Wanna Dance" by Eddy Grant		 South African number-one single
25 March 1983 – 15 April 1983 (4 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Up Where We Belong" by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes