Dancing with Tears in My Eyes
| "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" | ||||
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| Single by Ultravox | ||||
| from the album Lament | ||||
| B-side | "Building" | |||
| Released | May 1984 | |||
| Genre | Synth-pop[1][2] | |||
| Length | 4:10 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Ultravox | |||
| Ultravox singles chronology | ||||
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"Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" is a 1984 song by British new wave band Ultravox and is the second single from their seventh studio album Lament. It went to number 2 in Belgium, number 3 in the United Kingdom, number 6 in the Netherlands and Poland, number 7 in Germany, number 8 in Ireland, number 16 in Switzerland, number 36 in France and number 38 in New Zealand. It failed to chart in the United States.
Track listing[change | change source]
7" vinyl[change | change source]
- UK: Chrysalis – UV 1
- Germany: Chrysalis – 106 449
- US: Chrysalis – VS4 42781
- Canada: Chrysalis – CHS – 42781
| Side one | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" | 4:10 | |||||||
| Side two | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Building" | 3:11 | |||||||
12" vinyl (UK and Europe)[change | change source]
- UK: Chrysalis - UVX 1
- Germany: Chrysalis - 601 322
| Side one | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" (Special Re-Mix) | 10:00 | |||||||
| Side two | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" | 4:10 | |||||||
| 2. | "Building" | 3:11 | |||||||
12" vinyl (North America)[change | change source]
- US: Chrysalis – 4V9 42783
- Canada: Chrysalis – CS 42783
| Side one | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" (Extended) | 7:44 | |||||||
| Side two | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "One Small Day" (Club Version) | 7:48 | |||||||
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Pain, Andrew (24 May 2013). "Midge Ure at the ARC in Stockton – An intimate evening with pop legend". Gazette Live. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
the likes of Vienna, Reap the Wild Wind and Dancing with Tears in My Eyes becoming instant synth-pop classics.
- ↑ "Ultravox tours Germany in November". Sixth Sense. 21 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2 August 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
After a string of synthpop hits, including Dancing with Tears in My Eyes, the band split in 1986, with lead singer Midge Ure going on to solo success.
