Song · Heaven 17
“Sunset Now” by Heaven 17
From the album How Men Are (1984)
“Sunset Now” by Heaven 17 appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1984. It was first released in 1984 on the album How Men Are. Its best result is #27 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1984. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #73 alternative song of 1984.
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Heaven 17 led off their third album, How Men Are, with "Sunset Now" in 1984. Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware wrote it together, and Marsh and Ware produced it as British Electric Foundation with Greg Walsh. Gregory sings lead, Marsh plays synthesizer, and the backing vocals come from Gregory, Marsh, Ware and Afrodiziak.
It reached 24 in the UK and hung around for six weeks, but the reviewers weren't sold. The NME's Adrian Thrills could find nothing in it but flat, flawless worthiness, a record with nothing to say about political struggle, and took a swipe at the Fairlight while he was at it. Andy Coyne in Sounds allowed that it was sturdy enough as pop, but a comedown from the band behind "Fascist Groove Thang", and bet it would grate within a fortnight.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 27 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1984 | 91 |
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