Through the Barricades

E460203
single song

"Through the Barricades" is a 1986 power ballad by English new wave band Spandau Ballet, known for its romantic narrative set against the backdrop of political conflict.

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Through the Barricades (album) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
artist Spandau Ballet NERFINISHED ⓘ
bSide With the Pride NERFINISHED ⓘ
chartPositionEuropeHot100 4 ⓘ
chartPositionGermany 10 ⓘ
chartPositionIreland 1 ⓘ
chartPositionItaly 1 ⓘ
chartPositionNetherlands 4 ⓘ
chartPositionSweden 4 ⓘ
chartPositionSwitzerland 10 ⓘ
chartPositionUK 6 ⓘ
composer Gary Kemp NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
followedBySingle How Many Lies? NERFINISHED ⓘ
format 12-inch single ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ
genre new wave ⓘ
pop rock ⓘ
power ballad ⓘ
hasLiveVersion Through the Barricades (live performances) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMusicVideo Through the Barricades music video ⓘ
includedInAlbum Through the Barricades (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ
inspiredBy The Troubles in Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length 04:48 (single edit) ⓘ
05:59 ⓘ
narrativeTheme love across social and political divides ⓘ
political conflict ⓘ
romantic relationship ⓘ
notableFor one of Spandau Ballet's signature songs ⓘ
romantic narrative set against political unrest ⓘ
partOf Spandau Ballet discography ⓘ
performer Spandau Ballet NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionInAlbumTracklist 1 ⓘ
precededBySingle Fight for Ourselves NERFINISHED ⓘ
producer Gary Langan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Spandau Ballet NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordedIn 1986 ⓘ
recordLabel CBS Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
releaseDate 1986-10-27 ⓘ
writer Gary Kemp NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Spandau Ballet → notableWork → Through the Barricades ⓘ
Spandau Ballet → hasAlbum → Through the Barricades ⓘ
this entity surface form: Through the Barricades (album)