Album · A Flock of Seagulls
A Flock of Seagulls by A Flock of Seagulls
A Flock of Seagulls is an album by A Flock of Seagulls, released in 1982. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 24 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Space Age Love Song”, on 23 lists with a best position of #25.
A Flock of Seagulls, the Liverpool band's self-titled debut, landed on Jive Records in April 1982, and it sounds just like the future looked from a rainy bedsit that year: synths that shimmer and pulse, guitars drenched in so much echo they turn to vapour, and Mike Score, who sang and played keyboards and guitar, drifting over the top like a transmission from orbit. Mike Howlett produced, and alongside Score stood the best-known lineup of the band: Ali Score on drums, Frank Maudsley and Paul Reynolds.
"I Ran (So Far Away)" is the big one, a jittery, propulsive rush of nerves and neon that went top ten in the US and New Zealand and all the way to No. 1 in Australia, and its video was all over MTV as the Second British Invasion swept across America. "Space Age Love Song" is the dreamier flip side, a slow-motion swoon that made the US top 40 too.
The album itself reached No. 10 on the Billboard 200 and No. 32 in the UK, and the band picked up a Grammy in 1983 for their instrumental "D.N.A.". On February 17, 2023, a 3CD deluxe edition marked its 40th anniversary, packing in B-sides, remixes, BBC sessions and a BBC concert from the Paris Theatre in London first broadcast in January 1982.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from A Flock of Seagulls on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Space Age Love Song | 23 | #25 | – | 1982–2025 | |
| 2 | Standing in the Doorway | 1 | #1654 | – | 2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.