EP · Thomas Dolby
Blinded by Science by Thomas Dolby
Blinded by Science is an EP by Thomas Dolby, released in 1983. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 61 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “She Blinded Me With Science”, on 58 lists with a best position of #13.
Blinded by Science was Thomas Dolby's 1983 EP, and it stretched songs from his 1982 album The Golden Age of Wireless into extended 12-inch versions, all the better for big speakers. The sound is gleaming synth-pop with a mad-professor twinkle, burbling electronics and new wave jitters in every corner.
Four of these mixes had already turned up in Britain on a pair of 12-inch singles: "She Blinded Me with Science" backed with "One of Our Submarines", and "Windpower" backed with "Flying North". "Airwaves" appears in its full-length UK album cut, which American listeners had missed, because the US pressing of The Golden Age of Wireless used the shorter single edit.
"She Blinded Me with Science" is the loopy, wide-eyed centerpiece, a novelty with a real groove under it, while "One of Our Submarines" sinks into something cooler and more wistful.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Blinded by Science on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She Blinded Me With Science | 58 | #13 | – | 1983–2026 | |
| 2 | One of Our Submarines | 3 | #254 | – | 1999–2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.