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“Close (to the Edit)” by Art of Noise
From the album (Who’s Afraid of) The Art of Noise? (1984)
“Close (to the Edit)” by Art of Noise appears on 13 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 1984 and 2021. It was first released in 1984 on the album (Who’s Afraid of) The Art of Noise?. Its best result is #49 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1984. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #111 alternative song of 1984 and #2,643 alternative song of all time.
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"Close (to the Edit)" came out on ZTT in 1984 and landed on (Who's Afraid of) The Art of Noise?, the debut by the English avant-garde synth-pop outfit. It's a cousin to their earlier club hit "Beat Box", though the two grew up as separate pieces, and it sounds like a factory being demolished in perfect time: sampled clatter, jabbing rhythms and a barked "Hey!" that plenty of other artists have since lifted for their own records.
Anne Dudley, J.J. Jeczalik, Gary Langan and Trevor Horn built it on electronic instruments, Horn produced and arranged it, and Paul Morley shares the writing credit with all four. It reached number eight in the UK in February 1985, and its video won two awards at that year's MTV Video Music Awards.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 49 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1984 | 91 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 329 | Live 105 | Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) | 501 |
| 1989 | 155 | 91X | 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) | 191 |
| 1989 | 460 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) | 500 |
| 1999 | 932 | 107.7 The End | The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1077 |
| 2000 | 379 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) | 500 |
| 2001 | 380 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) | 498 |
| 2002 | 460 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) | 500 |
| 2002 | 282 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 314 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2005 | 486 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) | 500 |
| 2006 | 464 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) | 499 |
| 2021 | 659 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s | 909 |
Also listed as: Close to the Edit; Close (To The Edit); Close (To the Edit).
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