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“”’Talk Talk”'” is a song by the English band [[Talk Talk]] released by [[EMI Records|EMI]] on 5 April 1982. The second single from their debut album, ”[[The Party’s Over (Talk Talk album)|The Party’s Over]]” (1982), it peaked at no. 52 in the [[United Kingdom]] upon initial release. A re-recorded and re-produced 7-inch version<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/ |
“”’Talk Talk”'” is a song by the English band [[Talk Talk]] released by [[EMI Records|EMI]] on 5 April 1982. The second single from their debut album, ”[[The Party’s Over (Talk Talk album)|The Party’s Over]]” (1982), it peaked at no. 52 in the [[United Kingdom]] upon initial release. A re-recorded and re-produced 7-inch version<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02///|title=Singles|magazine=[[Record Mirror]]|date=November 6, 1982|page=22|access-date=2 December 2025|via=[[Flickr]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/51314848711/in/album-72157719552059931|title=Loquacious Talk Talk meet garrulous Jim Reid|magazine=[[Record Mirror]]|date=November 13, 1982|page=27|access-date=2 December 2025|via=[[Flickr]]}}</ref> of the song was released later that year on 25 October 1982, peaking at no. 23 in the UK and no. 75 in the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|”Billboard” Hot 100]] (also entering the [[Top 40]] in the [[Billboard Mainstream Rock|”Billboard” Mainstream Rock]]). The single also reached no. 1 in [[South Africa]] in 1983. |
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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 (album)|Streets]]”.<ref name=”guardian” /> |
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 (album)|Streets]]”.<ref name=”guardian” /> |
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Latest revision as of 18:27, 3 December 2025
1982 single by Talk Talk
“Talk Talk” is a song by the English band Talk Talk released by EMI on 5 April 1982. 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 re-recorded and re-produced 7-inch version[5][6] of the song was released later that year on 25 October 1982, 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.[3]
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.”[3] The song was used in a key scene in the 1982 film, Night Shift, starring Michael Keaton and Henry Winkler.
April 1982 release
- Talk Talk – 3:20
- ? – 4:02
October 1982 release
- Talk Talk – 2:58 (re-recorded and re-produced)
- Mirror Man – 3:21
- ^ “Turn On – Releases”. Record Mirror. 3 April 1982. p. 30. Retrieved 24 August 2022 – via Flickr.
- ^ “News – Merchandising” (PDF). Record Business. 5 April 1982. p. 4. Retrieved 2 December 2025 – via World Radio History.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Thomas, Fred. Talk Talk – Essential (2011) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
- ^ “Singles”. Record Mirror. 6 November 1982. p. 22. Retrieved 2 December 2025 – via Flickr.
- ^ “Loquacious Talk Talk meet garrulous Jim Reid”. Record Mirror. 13 November 1982. p. 27. Retrieved 2 December 2025 – via Flickr.
- ^ “Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989”. Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ^ “Official Singles Chart Top 100”. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ a b c “Talk Talk – Awards”. AllMusic. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ “CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending NOVEMBER 13, 1982”. Cash Box. 13 November 1982. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012.
- ^ “South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (T)”. Rock.co.za. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ “Official Singles Chart Top 100”. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
