Space Age Love Song

"Space Age Love Song" is a 1982 single released by the British band A Flock of Seagulls. It was their fourth single. Lead guitarist Paul Reynolds remarked on their 1984 video album "Through the Looking Glass" that, as the band couldn't come up with a title for the track, he suggested "Space Age Love Song" because he thought it sounded like a space age love song.

"Space Age Love Song"
Single by A Flock of Seagulls
from the album A Flock of Seagulls
B-side
  • "Standing in the Doorway"
  • "Windows"
Released28 May 1982 (1982-05-28)
RecordedBattery Studios, London, 1981
GenreSynth-pop[1]
Length3:45
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mike Howlett
A Flock of Seagulls singles chronology
"I Ran (So Far Away)"
(1982)		 "Space Age Love Song"
(1982)		 "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)"
(1982)
Music video
"Space Age Love Song" on YouTube

In 2018, a re-recorded version of the song, featuring the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, was released as a 5-track and 8-track special edition EP. It is the first single featured on the band's sixth album, Ascension.[2]

Track listing
7" Jive 17 (UK) – 1982[3]
No.TitleLength
1."Space Age Love Song"3:20
2."Windows"3:28
CD August Day 39 (UK) – 2018[4]
No.TitleLength
1."Space Age Love Song [Orchestral Version]"5:12
2."Space Age Love Song [Dub Version]"5:45
3."Space Age Love Song [Tiny Magnetic Pets Remix]"6:57
4."Space Age Love Song [Tiny Magnetic Pets Broken Wing Remix]"6:57
5."Space Age Love Song [Orcapella One]"5:13
6."Space Age Love Song [Orcapella Two]"5:13
7."Space Age Love Song [Orchestral Radio Edit]"3:26
8."Space Age Love Song [Orchestral Video Edit]"4:12

Chart performance

"Space Age Love Song" peaked at No. 30 in the US Billboard Chart, No. 31 in New Zealand, No. 34 in the UK Singles Chart and No. 68 in Australia.

Chart (1982–1983) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 68
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[3] 31
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 34
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 30
US Billboard Top Tracks[7] 59
US Cash Box[8] 35

References
  1. Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-75574-8. "Space Age Love Song" and "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" summed up synth-pop's spaced-out loneliness, dreamy confections imagining absent lovers from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.
  2. Gray, Julia (7 June 2018). "A Flock of Seagulls' Original Lineup Remade Their Best Song for First Recording in 34 Years". Stereogum. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  3. "Charts.nz – A Flock of Seagulls – Space Age Love Song". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  4. Space Age Love Song (liner notes). A Flock of Seagulls. Zomba Music Publishers. 2018. ADAY039.CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  6. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  7. "A Flock of Seagulls – Allmusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  8. "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending JANUARY 29, 1983". Cash Box. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012.
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