Song · Gary Numan and Tubeway Army
“Down in the Park” by Gary Numan and Tubeway Army
“Down in the Park” by Gary Numan and Tubeway Army appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2003. Its best result is #1137 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,519 alternative song of all time.
With "Down in the Park", Tubeway Army left the guitar band behind. The first single off Replicas, the English new wave outfit's second album, it came out in 1979 and marked two firsts for Gary Numan: the first song he wrote on keyboards, and the first release built mostly on the cold electronic sound that became his trademark. Numan wrote it, produced it and sang lead.
Set it next to what came before and the leap is startling. The band's 1978 singles, "That's Too Bad" and "Bombers", and their self-titled debut album mixed punk, heavy metal, hard rock and new wave, but they ran on guitars, with a primitive synth effect here and there. "Down in the Park" wasn't a hit, yet Numan has kept it in his live shows ever since.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1137 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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