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“She Won't Be Home” by Erasure
From the EP Crackers International (1988)
“She Won't Be Home” by Erasure appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1988. It was first released in 1988 on the EP Crackers International. Its best result is #20 on the WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1988. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #106 alternative song of 1988.
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"She Won't Be Home" turned up on Crackers International, the Christmas EP that Erasure slipped out in November 1988 in the gap between The Innocents and Wild!. Andy Bell and Vince Clarke wrote it together, and Phil Legg handled the mix.
The EP itself was a festive stocking-filler that behaved like a proper hit. In Britain, where EPs still counted as singles at the time, Mute's original four-track, self-produced pressing climbed to number two, equalling the peak "Sometimes" had reached in 1986, and it became one of the synth-pop duo's biggest records. "Stop!", the lead track, got the video: the pair on a stage hemmed in by road signs.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 20 | WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY | WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1988 | 100 |
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