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“Wishful Thinking” by China Crisis
From the album Working With Fire And Steel (Possible Pop Songs Volume Two) (1983)
“Wishful Thinking” by China Crisis appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1988 and 2003. It was first released in 1983 on the album Working With Fire And Steel (Possible Pop Songs Volume Two). Its best result is #197 on the Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,762 alternative song of all time.
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"Wishful Thinking" is the biggest hit China Crisis ever had, the third single off their second album, Working with Fire and Steel – Possible Pop Songs Volume Two, from 1983. The twist is at the mic: Eddie Lundon sings lead and wrote the lyrics, stepping in for Gary Daly, who fronts most of the band's songs, while the pair share the music credit. Mike Howlett produced.
The spark came from "Here He Comes", off Brian Eno's Before and After Science, and you can feel that dreamy, drifting Eno glow in the song's gentle synth-pop sway. It climbed to No. 9 in Britain early in 1984, the band's only top 10 there; it also went top 20 in several European countries, and topped Sweden's Poporama radio chart that March.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 197 | Live 105 | Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) | 501 |
| 1991 | 704 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
| 2003 | 1284 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
Also listed as: Wishful thinking.
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