Talk Talk (Talk Talk song)

1982 single by Talk Talk

"Talk Talk"

1982 UK vinyl reissue

Single by Talk Talk
from the album  The Party's Over
B-side| "?"
Released| 5 April 1982[1]
Genre| Synth-pop[2]
Length| 3:23
Label| EMI
Songwriter(s)|

* Mark Hollis
* Ed Hollis

Producer(s)| Colin Thurston
Talk Talk singles chronology
| "Mirror Man"
(1982)  | "Talk Talk"
(1982)  | "Today"
(1982)

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Audio
"Talk Talk" on YouTube

"Talk Talk" is a 1982 song by the English band Talk Talk. The second single from their debut album, The Party's Over (1982), it peaked at no. 52 in the United Kingdom upon initial release. A remix of the song was released later that year, peaking at no. 23 in the UK and no. 75 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 (also entering the Top 40 in the Billboard Mainstream Rock). The single also reached no. 1 in South Africa in 1983.

The song was originally recorded by Talk Talk singer Mark Hollis's previous band, The Reaction, as "Talk Talk Talk Talk", on the Beggars Banquet punk compilation Streets.[2]

## Critical reception

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Covering Talk Talk's best songs in an article in The Guardian, Graeme Thomson wrote: "Talk Talk is surging, superior synth-pop, its surface fizz – glistening slabs of electro-drama, funky slap bass and modish cries of "hey, hey!" – sparkling over hidden depths. The piano break has the grandeur of early material from the Waterboys, while the lyrics stake out what will become common themes: existential wariness, a mistrust of language and an overpowering sense of outsiderness."[2]

## Charts

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| Chart (1982)  | Peak
position

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Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 33
UK Singles (OCC)[4] | 52
US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 75
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[5] | 63
US Billboard Top Tracks[5] | 26
US Cash Box Top 100[6] | 88
| Chart (1982–1983)1 | Peak
position

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South Africa (Springbok Radio)[7] | 1
UK Singles (OCC)[8] | 23

1Remix

## Track listing

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April 1982 release

1. Talk Talk – 2:58
2. ? – 4:02

October 1982 release

1. Talk Talk (remix) – 3:23
2. Mirror Man – 3:21

## References

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1. ^ "Releases". Record Mirror. 3 April 1982. p. 30. Retrieved 24 August 2022 - via Flickr.
2. ^ a b c Thomson, Graeme (25 May 2017). "Talk Talk – 10 of the best". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 May 2018. "A minor UK hit, and a Top 100 single in the US, Talk Talk is surging, superior synth-pop, its surface fizz – glistening slabs of electro-drama, funky slap bass and modish cries of "hey, hey!" – sparkling over hidden depths."
3. ^ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
4. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
5. ^ a b c "Talk Talk – Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
6. ^ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending NOVEMBER 13, 1982". Cash Box. 13 November 1982. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012.
7. ^ "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (T)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 June 2013.

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Talk Talk

* Mark Hollis
* Lee Harris
* Paul Webb
* Simon Brenner

Albums|

* The Party's Over
* It's My Life
* The Colour of Spring
* Spirit of Eden
* Laughing Stock

Live albums|

* London 1986

Singles|

* "Talk Talk"
* "Today"
* "It's My Life"
* "Such a Shame"
* "Life's What You Make It"
* "Living in Another World"
* "Give It Up"
* "I Don't Believe in You"
* "I Believe in You"

Compilations|

* Natural History: The Very Best of Talk Talk
* History Revisited: The Remixes
* Asides Besides
* 12x12 Original Remixes
* The Collection
* Missing Pieces
* Introducing... Talk Talk

Video|

* Live at Montreux 1986

Related articles|

* Talk Talk discography
* Tim Friese-Greene
* James Marsh
* Mark Hollis (album)
* .O.rang
* Out of Season
* Drift Code
* Clockdust

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