Squares and Triangles

1980 single by Thompson Twins

"Squares And Triangles"

Single by Thompson Twins
B-side| "Could Be Her...Could Be You
Weather Station (1982 re-release)
Modern Plumbing (1982 re-release)"
Released| April 1980
26 February 1982 (re-release)
Recorded| 1979
Genre| New wave
Length| 3:18
Label| Dirty Discs; T Records
Songwriter(s)| Pete Dodd; Thompson Twins
Producer(s)| Alan O'Duffy; Alex Burak: Thompson Twins
Thompson Twins singles chronology
|  | "Squares And Triangles"
(1980)  | "She's in Love with Mystery"
(1980)

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Alternative cover

Red/green sleeve

Alternative cover

Red/white sleeve

Alternative cover

Black/white 1982 re-release

"Squares And Triangles" is the debut single released by Thompson Twins. It was written when the band was a four-piece consisting of Tom Bailey, Pete Dodd, John Roog, and Chris Bell. The single was originally released in three different colored sleeves (red/yellow, red/green, red/white).[1] In 1982, the single was re-released in a black/white sleeve as a free EP along with the album Set [2] featuring "Weather Station", a track composed by Tom Bailey for an independent film called 'The Onlooker' (1982) and "Modern Plumbing".[3] "Modern Plumbing" was a song recorded in late 1979 by The Blankets, a project including Tom Bailey, John Hade, and Traci. The track was used as the intro tape to the live shows for the first year or two of performing in London.[4]

## Track listing

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7" single
A. "Squares and Triangles" - 3:24
B. "Could Be Her, Could Be You" - 3:36

7" single (re-release 1982 as free single with Set)
A. "Squares and Triangles" - 3:24
B1. "Weather Station" (Tom Bailey) – 1:09
B2. "Modern Plumbing" (The Blankets) – 5:48

## Personnel

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* Recorded and Produced at Point Studios
* Produced by Alan O'Duffy, Alex Burak, and Thompson Twins
* Lyrics by P. Dodd
* Music by Thompson Twins

## References

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1. ^ "Thompson Twins – Squares And Triangles". Discogs.com. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
2. ^ "Squares And Triangles (1982)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
3. ^ "Squares And Triangles Back of Record Sleeve". Discogs.com. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
4. ^ "Squares And Triangles Back of Record Sleeve". Discogs.com. Retrieved 17 September 2012.

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Thompson Twins

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* Andrew Edge
* Matthew Seligman

Studio albums|

* A Product Of... (Participation) (1981)
* Set (1982)
* In the Name of Love (1982)
* Quick Step & Side Kick (1983)
* Into the Gap (1984)
* Here's to Future Days (1985)
* Close to the Bone (1987)
* Big Trash (1989)
* Queer (1991)

Compilations|

* The Best of Thompson Twins: Greatest Mixes (1988)
* Greatest Hits (1996)

Singles|

* "Squares and Triangles"
* "In the Name of Love"
* "Runaway"
* "Lies"
* "Love On Your Side"
* "We Are Detective"
* "Watching"
* "Hold Me Now"
* "Doctor! Doctor!"
* "You Take Me Up"
* "Sister of Mercy"
* "The Gap"
* "Lay Your Hands on Me"
* "Roll Over"
* "Don't Mess with Doctor Dream"
* "King for a Day"
* "Revolution"
* "Nothing in Common"
* "Get That Love"
* "Long Goodbye"
* "In the Name of Love '88"
* "Sugar Daddy"
* "Bombers in the Sky"
* "Come Inside"
* "The Saint"
* "Groove On"
* "Play with Me (Jane)"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Babble
* The Stone
* Ether
* "Take Me Away"
* "Love Has No Name"
* The Thompson Twins Adventure
* Science Fiction

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