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“Space Age Love Song” by A Flock of Seagulls

From the album A Flock of Seagulls (1982)

“Space Age Love Song” by A Flock of Seagulls appears on 23 radio countdowns from 10 stations between 1982 and 2025. It was first released in 1982 on the album A Flock of Seagulls. Its best result is #25 on the Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #49 alternative song of 1982 and #1,132 alternative song of all time.

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A Flock Of Seagulls - Space Age Love Song (Official Music Video)

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"Space Age Love Song" came off A Flock of Seagulls' self-titled debut album in 1982, and its title was an afterthought: the band couldn't come up with a name, so guitarist Paul Reynolds suggested one that described how it sounded. He had a point. Reynolds' chiming guitar drifts like a satellite, Mike Score's keyboards hum underneath, Frank Maudsley and Ali Score keep a soft, steady pulse, and Mike Howlett's production makes the whole thing glow.

Score has said it's about intimacy, that jolt when your eyes meet a stranger's across a crowded room and the chemistry is right. It made the top 40 in both Britain and America. The video, directed by Tony van den Ende, has the band miming on the roof of the Danceteria nightclub in New York City.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year	#	Station	Countdown	of
1982	33	KROQ Los Angeles, CA	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982	107

All-time and decade countdowns

Year	#	Station	Countdown	of
1988	398	Live 105	Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988)	501
1989	87	KROQ	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)	495
1991	198	Live 105	Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991)	302
1991	40	CFNY 102.1 The Edge	CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition)	1002
1995	257	KROQ	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995)	500
1996	280	KROQ	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996)	500
1998	138	KROQ	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998)	488
1999	285	91X	91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999)	500
1999	432	107.7 The End	The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)	1077
2002	25	Fred (XM 44)	Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)	2002
2003	537	Fred (XM 44)	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)	2044
2007	1536	CD101	CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)	2008
2008	1472	CD101	CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)	2009
2009	1494	CD101	CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)	2010
2010	1523	CD101	CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)	2011
2011	1592	CD101	CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)	2011
2013	1635	CD101	CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)	2012
2014	1625	CD101	CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)	2013
2021	751	90.9 The Bridge	90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s	909
2023	805	The Colorado Sound	The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s	850
2024	616	WYEP	WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years	1049
2025	781	The Colorado Sound	The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs	800

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