"The Gap" | ||||
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Single by Thompson Twins | ||||
from the album Into the Gap | ||||
B-side |
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Released | July 1984 (Europe), 22 November 1984 (USA) | |||
Recorded | Late 1983 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 3:53 | |||
Label | Arista Records | |||
Songwriter(s) |
Tom Bailey Alannah Currie Joe Leeway | |||
Producer(s) | Alex Sadkin & Tom Bailey | |||
Thompson Twins singles chronology | ||||
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"The Gap" is a song by the British pop group Thompson Twins. It was the title track from the group's 1984 album Into the Gap, and was also released as a single in certain countries though not in the group's native UK. The single peaked at #69 in the U.S., spending six weeks on the US Billboard 100. [1] It also charted in Germany where it peaked at #62. [2] There was no promotional music video for this single.
The B-sides are a "megamix" of various Thompson Twins songs titled "Out Of The Gap", and the previous single, "Sister Of Mercy" (LP Version).
Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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German Singles Chart [3] | 62 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [4] | 69 |
Version | Length | Comment |
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Album version | 4:43 | Found on the album, Into the Gap, and on some of the various greatest hits compilation CDs. |
7" single version/AOR version | 3:53 | Found on the 7" vinyl single (Arista AS1-9290) and the 12" vinyl Promo (Arista ADP-9289). Never has been released on CD. |
Extended Version/Club Remix | 8:34 | Found on the European 12" vinyl single (Arista 601 365), and the cassette and CD versions of The Best of Thompson Twins: Greatest Mixes. |
"Compass Points" | 5:00 | A semi-instrumental version of "The Gap", included with the Australian limited edition cassette longplay and 2xLP of Into The Gap with 8 bonus remixes. Also found on the double CD reissue of Into The Gap (2008 Edsel Records). |
"Out of the Gap" (Medley) [7" Version] | 5:53 | A mix of Thompson Twins songs featuring "In The Name Of Love", "Love On Your Side", "Tears", " Doctor! Doctor!", "We Are Detective", "Lies", " Hold Me Now", and "The Gap". Found on b-side of the UK 7" & 12" vinyl singles for "The Gap", and the 7" vinyl singles for "Sister Of Mercy" (Arista TWINS 5). Never has been released on CD. |
"Out of the Gap" (Megamix Extended Version) | 8:58 | An extended mix of Thompson Twins songs featuring "In The Name Of Love", "Love On Your Side", "Tears", " Doctor! Doctor!", "We Are Detective", "Lies", " Hold Me Now", and "The Gap". found on b-side of the UK 12" vinyl singles for "Sister Of Mercy" (Arista TWINS 125) and on the double CD reissue of Into The Gap (2008 Edsel Records). |
Written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie, and Joe Leeway.
"The Gap" | ||||
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Single by Thompson Twins | ||||
from the album Into the Gap | ||||
B-side |
| |||
Released | July 1984 (Europe), 22 November 1984 (USA) | |||
Recorded | Late 1983 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 3:53 | |||
Label | Arista Records | |||
Songwriter(s) |
Tom Bailey Alannah Currie Joe Leeway | |||
Producer(s) | Alex Sadkin & Tom Bailey | |||
Thompson Twins singles chronology | ||||
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"The Gap" is a song by the British pop group Thompson Twins. It was the title track from the group's 1984 album Into the Gap, and was also released as a single in certain countries though not in the group's native UK. The single peaked at #69 in the U.S., spending six weeks on the US Billboard 100. [1] It also charted in Germany where it peaked at #62. [2] There was no promotional music video for this single.
The B-sides are a "megamix" of various Thompson Twins songs titled "Out Of The Gap", and the previous single, "Sister Of Mercy" (LP Version).
Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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German Singles Chart [3] | 62 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [4] | 69 |
Version | Length | Comment |
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Album version | 4:43 | Found on the album, Into the Gap, and on some of the various greatest hits compilation CDs. |
7" single version/AOR version | 3:53 | Found on the 7" vinyl single (Arista AS1-9290) and the 12" vinyl Promo (Arista ADP-9289). Never has been released on CD. |
Extended Version/Club Remix | 8:34 | Found on the European 12" vinyl single (Arista 601 365), and the cassette and CD versions of The Best of Thompson Twins: Greatest Mixes. |
"Compass Points" | 5:00 | A semi-instrumental version of "The Gap", included with the Australian limited edition cassette longplay and 2xLP of Into The Gap with 8 bonus remixes. Also found on the double CD reissue of Into The Gap (2008 Edsel Records). |
"Out of the Gap" (Medley) [7" Version] | 5:53 | A mix of Thompson Twins songs featuring "In The Name Of Love", "Love On Your Side", "Tears", " Doctor! Doctor!", "We Are Detective", "Lies", " Hold Me Now", and "The Gap". Found on b-side of the UK 7" & 12" vinyl singles for "The Gap", and the 7" vinyl singles for "Sister Of Mercy" (Arista TWINS 5). Never has been released on CD. |
"Out of the Gap" (Megamix Extended Version) | 8:58 | An extended mix of Thompson Twins songs featuring "In The Name Of Love", "Love On Your Side", "Tears", " Doctor! Doctor!", "We Are Detective", "Lies", " Hold Me Now", and "The Gap". found on b-side of the UK 12" vinyl singles for "Sister Of Mercy" (Arista TWINS 125) and on the double CD reissue of Into The Gap (2008 Edsel Records). |
Written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie, and Joe Leeway.