Album · Fad Gadget
Gag by Fad Gadget
Gag is an album by Fad Gadget, released in 1984. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Collapsing New People”, on 2 lists with a best position of #497.
Gag, released on Mute on 1 February 1984, was the fourth and final Fad Gadget studio album, and the end of the name: Frank Tovey wanted his records to carry his own name from then on. Gareth Jones produced it, a man whose credits include those Mute stablemates Depeche Mode and Erasure.
It's a clanging, grinding meld of electronica and industrial noise, synths scraping against found-object racket, with Tovey's deadpan voice and bleak, sardonic streak intact. On "Collapsing New People", also issued as a single, the German band Einstürzende Neubauten join in, and since their name translates roughly as collapsing new buildings, the song title doubles as a knowing wink. It followed Under the Flag.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Gag on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collapsing New People | 2 | #497 | – | 1991–1999 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.