The Thin Wall

"The Thin Wall"
Single by Ultravox
from the album Rage in Eden
B-side"I Never Wanted to Begin"
Released14 August 1981
Recorded1981 at Conny’s Studio in Cologne, West Germany
GenreSynthpop
Length4:25 (Single edit)
5:39 (Album version)
LabelChrysalis
Songwriter(s)Warren Cann, Chris Cross, Billy Currie, Midge Ure
Producer(s)Ultravox and Conny Plank
Ultravox singles chronology
"All Stood Still"
(1981) 		"The Thin Wall"
(1981) 		"The Voice"
(1981)

"The Thin Wall" is Ultravox's first single from the Rage in Eden album, recorded in Conny Plank’s Studio in Cologne, Germany and released on Chrysalis Records on 14 August 1981.[1][2]

The music video, directed by Russell Mulcahy, features Midge Ure struggling to cope among strange and nightmarish imagery, similar to a haunted house setting, while the other band members seemingly plot his demise.

It peaked at #14 in the UK Single Charts.[3]

Track listings

7" vinyl

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."The Thin Wall" (single edit)4:25
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."I Never Wanted to Begin"3:31

12" vinyl

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."The Thin Wall"5:39
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."I Never Wanted to Begin" (12" version)6:17

Chart performance

Chart (1981) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[4] 14
Australian Singles Chart 95
Irish Singles Chart[5] 16

References

  1. ^ "discogs". Discogs. 1 August 2021.
  2. ^ "allmusic". AllMusic. 1 August 2021.
  3. ^ "officialcharts". Official Charts. 1 August 2021.
  4. ^ "The Official Charts Company - Ultravox - The Thin Wall". Official Charts. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
  5. ^ "irishcharts.ie search results". Retrieved 10 January 2009.