We Are Detective

We Are Detective is a 1983 song by the British pop group the Thompson Twins. It was the third single from the band's third studio album, Quick Step and Side Kick.

It was the group's second single to reach the UK Top Ten, peaking at no. 7. It also reached no. 48 in Alannah Currie's native New Zealand^[1] A limited number of copies of the 12" single came with a free 12" of the tracks "Love Lies Fierce" and "Frozen In Time", both remixes of the songs "Love Lies Bleeding" and "Kamikaze" from the album.

Track listing

12" Single (ARIST 12 526, ARIST 12526)

"We Are Detective (More Clues)" - 6:00
"Lucky Day (Space Mix)" - 6:58

7" Single (ARIST 526)

"We Are Detective" - 3:05
"Lucky Day" - 3:52

Official versions

Album Version – 3:05
Extended Version – 6:00

Sales chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart^[2]	7
New Zealand Singles Chart^[3]	48

References

↑ "We Are Detective - songfacts". songfacts.com. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
↑ "Thompson Twins – UK chart history". ChartArchive.org. Retrieved 30 Sep 2012.
↑ "Thompson Twins – We Are Detective". Charts.org.nz. Retrieved 30 Sep 2012.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Thompson Twins

Tom Bailey Joe Leeway Alannah Currie Pete Dodd John Roog Jon Podgorski Andrew Edge Chris Bell Jane Shorter Matthew Seligman

Studio albums	A Product Of... (Participation) (1981) Set (1982) In the Name of Love (1982) Quick Step and Side Kick (1983) Into the Gap (1984) Here's to Future Days (1985) Close to the Bone (1987) Big Trash (1989) Queer (1991)

Compilations	The Best of Thompson Twins: Greatest Mixes (1988) Thompson Twins - Greatest Hits (1996) Love on Your Side - The Best of Thompson Twins (2007)

Singles	"Squares and Triangles" "She's in Love with Mystery" "Perfect Game" "Animal Laugh" "Make Believe" "In the Name of Love" "Runaway" "Lies" "Love On Your Side" "We Are Detective" "Watching" "Hold Me Now" "Doctor! Doctor!" "You Take Me Up" "Sister of Mercy" "The Gap" "Lay Your Hands on Me" (1984) "Roll Over" "Don't Mess with Doctor Dream" "King for a Day" "Revolution" "Nothing in Common" "Get That Love" "Long Goodbye" "In the Name of Love '88" "Sugar Daddy" "Bombers in the Sky" "Come Inside" "The Saint" "Play With Me (Jane)"

Related articles	Discography Babble The Thompson Twins Adventure

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