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"Torch"
Single by Soft Cell
B-side"Insecure Me"
Released7 May 1982 (1982-05-07)
Genre
Length4:08
Label Some Bizzare
Songwriter(s) Marc Almond, David Ball
Producer(s)Mike Thorne
Soft Cell singles chronology
" Say Hello, Wave Goodbye"
(1982)
"Torch"
(1982)
" What!"
(1982)

"Torch" is a song by English synth-pop duo Soft Cell. It was released as a single in 1982, and in mid-June peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, [1] ranking 45 for the year. It also reached number 31 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart, [2] number 12 in the Netherlands [3] and number 6 in the Flemish Ultratop 50 [4]

Singer Marc Almond duets towards the end of the song with Cindy Ecstasy, an American clubgoer the band had met at the after-hours bar Club Berlin in New York the year previously. [5]

The single was originally intended to be double A-sided, coupled with the eventual B-side song "Insecure Me"; as such, both songs were included in the band's 2018 singles compilation Keychains & Snowstorms: The Singles. [6]

"Torch" ranked 49 in the New Musical Express critics' list of the year's 50 best singles. [7]

Charts

Chart (1982) Peak
position
Australia ( Kent Music Report) [8] 68
Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders) [9] 6
Ireland ( IRMA) [10] 7
Netherlands ( Single Top 100) [11] 12
UK Singles ( OCC) [12] 2
West Germany ( Official German Charts) [13] 75

References

  1. ^ "Soft Cell | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  2. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p14314/charts-awards/billboard-singles
  3. ^ "Discografie Soft Cell - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl.
  4. ^ "Soft Cell - Torch". ultratop.be.
  5. ^ Almond, Marc (1 October 2000). Tainted Life: The Autobiography. New York City: Pan Macmillan. ISBN  978-0330372015.
  6. ^ "Soft Cell - The Singles: Keychains & Snowstorms - (CD Album)". www.lexermusic.com.
  7. ^ "Rocklist.net...NME End Of Year Lists 1982..." www.rocklistmusic.co.uk.
  8. ^ "Australian Top 100 Singles - 06 September 1982". RateYourMusic.
  9. ^ " Soft Cell – Torch" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  10. ^ " The Irish Charts – Search Results – Torch". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  11. ^ " Soft Cell – Torch" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  12. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  13. ^ " Offiziellecharts.de – Soft Cell – Torch" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Torch"
Single by Soft Cell
B-side"Insecure Me"
Released7 May 1982 (1982-05-07)
Genre
Length4:08
Label Some Bizzare
Songwriter(s) Marc Almond, David Ball
Producer(s)Mike Thorne
Soft Cell singles chronology
" Say Hello, Wave Goodbye"
(1982)
"Torch"
(1982)
" What!"
(1982)

"Torch" is a song by English synth-pop duo Soft Cell. It was released as a single in 1982, and in mid-June peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, [1] ranking 45 for the year. It also reached number 31 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart, [2] number 12 in the Netherlands [3] and number 6 in the Flemish Ultratop 50 [4]

Singer Marc Almond duets towards the end of the song with Cindy Ecstasy, an American clubgoer the band had met at the after-hours bar Club Berlin in New York the year previously. [5]

The single was originally intended to be double A-sided, coupled with the eventual B-side song "Insecure Me"; as such, both songs were included in the band's 2018 singles compilation Keychains & Snowstorms: The Singles. [6]

"Torch" ranked 49 in the New Musical Express critics' list of the year's 50 best singles. [7]

Charts

Chart (1982) Peak
position
Australia ( Kent Music Report) [8] 68
Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders) [9] 6
Ireland ( IRMA) [10] 7
Netherlands ( Single Top 100) [11] 12
UK Singles ( OCC) [12] 2
West Germany ( Official German Charts) [13] 75

References

  1. ^ "Soft Cell | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  2. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p14314/charts-awards/billboard-singles
  3. ^ "Discografie Soft Cell - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl.
  4. ^ "Soft Cell - Torch". ultratop.be.
  5. ^ Almond, Marc (1 October 2000). Tainted Life: The Autobiography. New York City: Pan Macmillan. ISBN  978-0330372015.
  6. ^ "Soft Cell - The Singles: Keychains & Snowstorms - (CD Album)". www.lexermusic.com.
  7. ^ "Rocklist.net...NME End Of Year Lists 1982..." www.rocklistmusic.co.uk.
  8. ^ "Australian Top 100 Singles - 06 September 1982". RateYourMusic.
  9. ^ " Soft Cell – Torch" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  10. ^ " The Irish Charts – Search Results – Torch". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  11. ^ " Soft Cell – Torch" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  12. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  13. ^ " Offiziellecharts.de – Soft Cell – Torch" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.

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