Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)
| "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by A Flock of Seagulls | ||||
| from the album Listen | ||||
| B-side | "Committed" | |||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Format | 7", 12" | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | New wave, synthpop, post-punk | |||
| Length |
4:09 (7" version) 5:29 (Album version) 9:34 (Extended version) | |||
| Label | Zomba Records | |||
| Producer(s) | Mike Howlett | |||
| A Flock of Seagulls singles chronology | ||||
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"Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" is a 1982 song by A Flock of Seagulls, the opening song and only hit single from their second album Listen.[1] The song exemplifies "synth-pop's spaced-out loneliness" and yearning for imagined absent lovers,[2] and is noted for its Wall of Sound-styled layer of synthesizer padding – a "multi-layered, hypnotic song", according to AllMusic.[1]
Unlike the band's 1982 hit "I Ran (So Far Away)", largely a United States and Australian hit, "Wishing" performed strongly in Great Britain and reached the Top 10; in the US it reached the top 40 on the U.S. Billboard charts in summer 1983.[3] In South Africa, it was enormously popular, reaching the no. 8 position.[4]
Chart positions
| Charts | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart | 10 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 26 |
| U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 26 |
| South African Singles Chart[5] | 8 |
| Australian Kent Report Singles Chart | 46 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart | 33 |
| Germany Singles Chart | 37 |
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bogdanov, Vladimir (2001). All Music Guide to Electronica: The Definitive Guide to Electronic Music. Backbeat Books. p. 137. ISBN 9780879306281. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ↑ "Spin Alternative Record Guide". Spin. 10 October 1995. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ↑ Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2002). All Music Guide to Rock: The Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 417. ISBN 9780879306533. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ↑ http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(F).html
- ↑ http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(F).html