Visage (song)

"Visage"
Cover variant by Brian Griffin
Single by Visage
from the album Visage
B-side	"Second Steps"
Released	29 June 1981
Format	7", 12"
Recorded	Genetic Studios, 1980
Genre	Synthpop, new wave
Length	3:51
Label	Polydor
Writer(s)	Steve Strange, Midge Ure, Billy Currie, John McGeoch, Rusty Egan, Dave Formula
Producer(s)	Midge Ure, Visage
Visage singles chronology
"Mind of a Toy" (1981) "Visage" (1981) "The Damned Don't Cry" (1982)
Alternative single cover Cover variant by Robyn Beeche

"Visage" is the fourth single by the British pop group Visage, released by Polydor Records on 29 June 1981. It is the title track from Visage's eponymous debut album. The single peaked at no.21 in the UK Singles Chart.

Cover and music video

Cover variant by John Timbers

In the UK, the single was available in three different covers, each featuring vocalist Steve Strange, by photographers John Timbers, Robyn Beeche and Brian Griffin.

The music video for the single was the first of two Visage videos directed by Midge Ure. The video includes footage shot at the infamous Blitz nightclub in London's Covent Garden, which was the focal point of the New Romantic scene in the early 1980s. It was included on the Visage video album in 1986.^[1]

Track listing

• 7" single (1981)^[2]

A. "Visage" – 3:51

B. "Second Steps" – 5:00

• 12" single (1981)^[3]

A. "Visage" (Dance Mix) – 6:01

B. "Second Steps" – 5:30

Personnel

• Steve Strange – vocals
• Midge Ure – guitar
• Billy Currie – synthesizer, electric violin
• John McGeoch – guitar
• Rusty Egan – drums, electronic drums programming
• Barry Adamson – bass
• Dave Formula – synthesizer

Chart performance

References