New Song
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"New Song" is a 1983 synth-pop single by British musician Howard Jones that became his breakout hit and introduced him to a wide international audience.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Song canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Human's Lib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Howard Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Change NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionGermanSinglesChart | 10 ⓘ |
| chartPositionIrishSinglesChart | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionSwedishSinglesChart | 5 ⓘ |
| chartPositionSwissSinglesChart | 2 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 3 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 27 ⓘ |
| chronology | Howard Jones singles chronology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Howard Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| distributionTerritory |
Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1980s pop ⓘ |
| followedBy | What Is Love? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre | synth-pop ⓘ |
| hasISRC | GBBBN8300001 ⓘ |
| hasLiveStapleStatusFor | Howard Jones concerts ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| includedIn | Human's Lib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
drum machines
ⓘ
synthesizers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Howard Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Steve Barron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being Howard Jones's breakout hit
ⓘ
introducing Howard Jones to an international audience ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| performer | Howard Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerNationality | British ⓘ |
| producer |
Colin Thurston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rupert Hine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | early 1980s ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Elektra Records
ⓘ
WEA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1983-09-17 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| tempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| theme |
personal freedom
ⓘ
self-belief ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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