Foreign Affair (Mike Oldfield song)

"Foreign Affair"

Song by Mike Oldfield
from the album  Crises
Released| 27 May 1983 (1983-05-27)
Recorded| November 1982 - April 1983
Genre| Pop[1]
Length| 3:52
Label| Virgin
Songwriter(s)|

* Maggie Reilly
* Mike Oldfield

Producer(s)|

* Mike Oldfield
* Simon Phillips

Crises track listing

6 tracks

1. "Crises"
2. "Moonlight Shadow"
3. "In High Places"
4. "Foreign Affair"
5. "Taurus 3"
6. "Shadow on the Wall"

"Foreign Affair" is a song written by Maggie Reilly and Mike Oldfield, which first appeared on Oldfield's 1983 album Crises on Virgin Records.

The song was originally recorded during the Crises sessions between November 1982 and April 1983 at Oldfield's studio in Denham, Buckinghamshire. On "Foreign Affair", Oldfield plays a Fairlight CMI and Roland strings. Maggie Reilly provides vocals, and the co-producer Simon Phillips plays Tama Drums and a shaker.

Oldfield performed the song on tour extensively in the 1980s. The song has since been featured on compilations such as The Platinum Collection, Collection, Elements Boxset and Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield.

## Sylver cover

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"Foreign Affair"

Single by Sylver
from the album  Sacrifice
Released| 12 June 2009 (2009-06-12)
Length| 3:14
Label| Universal
Songwriter(s)|

* Maggie Reilly
* Mike Oldfield

Producer(s)|

* Regi Penxten
* Wout Van Dessel

Sylver singles chronology
| "I Hate You Now"
(2009)  | "Foreign Affair"
(2009)  | "Music"
(2009)

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Music video
"Foreign Affair" on YouTube

In 2009 the Belgian group Sylver covered "Foreign Affair" on their fifth album, Sacrifice. The song reached number three on the Belgian Singles Chart.[2] The song was released in Germany on 20 November 2009, but only as a download.[3]

### Track listing

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1. "Foreign Affair" (Radio Edit) – 3:14
2. "Foreign Affair" (Album Version) – 6:26
3. "Foreign Affair" (Hardwell Remix) – 7:06
4. "Foreign Affair" (Cliff Coenraad Repimp) – 7:23

### Charts

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Chart (2009)  | Peak
position

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Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] | 3
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[4] | 21
Germany (GfK)[5] | 77

## References

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1. ^ Max, Jorge. "Mike Oldfield – Crises (1983)" (in Spanish). Aloha Criticón. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
2. ^ a b "Sylver – Foreign Affair" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
3. ^ "Sylver – "Foreign Affair"" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
4. ^ "Sylver – Foreign Affair" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
5. ^ "Sylver – Foreign Affair" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 3 February 2014.

## External links

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* "Foreign Affair" at Tubular.net
* "Foreign Affair" at Discogs

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Studio albums|

* Tubular Bells
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* Ommadawn
* Incantations
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* Crises
* Discovery
* The Killing Fields
* Islands
* Earth Moving
* Amarok
* Heaven's Open
* Tubular Bells II
* The Songs of Distant Earth
* Voyager
* Tubular Bells III
* Guitars
* The Millennium Bell
* Tres Lunas
* Tubular Bells 2003
* Light + Shade
* Music of the Spheres
* Man on the Rocks
* Return to Ommadawn

Live albums|

* The Orchestral Tubular Bells
* Exposed
* The Art in Heaven Concert

EPs|

* Take Four
* The Singles
* The Mike Oldfield EP

Singles|

* "Mike Oldfield's Single"
* "Don Alfonso"
* "In Dulci Jubilo"
* "Portsmouth"
* "William Tell Overture"
* "Cuckoo Song"
* "Take Four"
* "Guilty"
* "Blue Peter"
* "Arrival"
* "Sheba" / "Wonderful Land"
* "Five Miles Out"
* "Family Man"
* "Mistake"
* "Moonlight Shadow"
* "Shadow on the Wall"
* "Crime of Passion"
* "To France"
* "Tricks of the Light"
* "Étude"
* "Pictures in the Dark"
* "Shine"
* "In High Places"
* "Islands"
* "The Time Has Come"
* "Magic Touch"
* "Flying Start"
* "Earth Moving"
* "Innocent"
* "(One Glance Is) Holy"
* "Heaven's Open"
* "Gimme Back"
* "Sentinel"
* "Tattoo"
* "The Bell"
* "Hibernaculum"
* "Let There Be Light"
* "Women of Ireland"
* "Man in the Rain"
* "Far Above the Clouds"
* "To Be Free"
* "Thou Art in Heaven"
* "Spheres"

Other songs|

* "Foreign Affair"
* "The X-Files Theme"
* "Introduction 2003"
* "Surfing"
* "Song for Survival"

Video albums|

* The Space Movie
* Exposed
* The Essential Live
* Live at Montreux 1981
* The Wind Chimes
* Tubular Bells II Live
* Elements
* Tubular Bells III Live
* The Art in Heaven Concert

Compilation albums|

* Boxed
* Music Wonderland
* Episodes
* The Complete Mike Oldfield
* Elements 4 CD Boxset
* Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield
* XXV: The Essential
* The Best of Tubular Bells
* Collection
* The Complete Tubular Bells
* The Platinum Collection
* The Mike Oldfield Collection 1974–1983
* Two Sides
* Icon
* Tubular Beats
* Moonlight Shadow: The Collection
* The 1984 Suite

Other media|

* Changeling
* MusicVR
* Tres Lunas
* Maestro

Related articles|

* Sally Oldfield
* Terry Oldfield
* Anita Hegerland
* Maggie Reilly
* The Sallyangie
* Children of the Sun
* Isles of Wonder
* 2012 Olympics opening ceremony

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Albums|

* Chances
* Little Things
* Nighttime Calls
* Crossroads
* Sacrifice

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