Recorded at D Hunte Studio, Parr Street Studios and Evenform StudiosĮngineered by Sare Havlicek, Jan Holzner, OD Hunte, Robin Lee, Jesse Clark & Damian Hasbun Paul Reynolds would like to thank Frank and the band, Peter for the Artwork, Richy Burke for all his help and most of all the many fans for their encouragement and support. The band continued to tour worldwide, although with major changes to its members, and in 1996 released a new album, The Light at the End of the World.Mike Score would like to thank Ceena Score, Patricia & Peter Score, Imagem, Paradise Agency, Boss Agency and Everyone concerned with getting us together to make record.Īli Score would like to thanks my wife for her continuing support, Jesse and Damian at Evenform Studio, Sabrina Lee Photography, the fans for not forgetting us and all at August Day for getting everyone together after all these years.įrank Maudsley would like to thank Pat McDougall for saving my life, the Heart and Chest Hospital Liverpool, Sare for being so patient and the guys in the band. Mike Score assembled a new lineup of A Flock of Seagulls in 1989, releasing the single 'Magic' and touring the U.S.A. Shortly after its release, the band broke up. The new lineup was showcased on 1986's Dream Come True. The band released 1984's The Story of a Young Heart failed to produce any hit singles but Reynolds left after the album and was replaced by Gary Steadnin the band also added keyboardist Chris Chryssaphis. 'Wishing' was taken from the group's second album, Listen (1983), which was moderately successful. In the U.K., 'I Ran' didn't make the Top 40, but 'Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)' reached number ten later that year in America, that single became a Top 40 hit in 1983, after 'Space Age Love Song' peaked at number 30. The single climbed into the American Top Ten, taking the album along with it. 'I Ran (So Far Away)' was released as the first single from the album, and MTV quickly picked up on its icily attractive video, which featured long shots of Mike Score and his distinctive, cascading hair. The band signed a major-label contract with Jive by the end of the year, and their eponymous debut album appeared in the spring of 1982. The group released its debut EP on Cocteau Records early in 1981, and while the record failed to chart, its lead track, 'Telecommunication,' became an underground hit in Euro-disco and new wave clubs. Hot 1980 song: Space Age Love Song by Flock of SeagullsMusic Video: Career Opportunities(Aka One Wild Night)1991LYRICS:I saw your eyesAnd you made me smile. While the song often gets mistaken for an upbeat love song or an anthem for escape, the true meaning behind the lyrics is quite different. The iconic synth-pop track climbed up the charts and cemented itself in pop culture history. It topped the chart in Australia, and reached number seven in New Zealand and number nine in the United States. A Flock of Seagulls burst onto the music scene with their hit song, I Ran (So Far Away), in 1982. It was released in 1982 as their third single and it was the second single from their self-titled debut album. Hairdresser Mike Score (lead vocals, keyboards) formed A Flock of Seagulls with his brother Ali (drums) and fellow hairdresser Frank Maudsley (bass) in 1980, adding guitarist Paul Reynolds several months later. ' I Ran (So Far Away) ', 2 also released as ' I Ran ', is a song by English new wave band A Flock of Seagulls. The group benefitted considerably from MTV's heavy rotation of the 'I Ran' video in the summer of 1982.

Growing out of the synth-heavy and ruthlessly stylish new romantic movement, A Flock of Seagulls were a little too robotic and arrived a little too late to be true new romantics, but their sleek dance-pop was forever indebted to the short-lived movement. Def Leppard + Journey at Camping World Stadium 7/10/24Īs well-known for their bizarrely teased haircuts as their hit single 'I Ran (So Far Away),' A Flock of Seagulls were one of the infamous one-hit wonders of the new wave era.

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