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“Hide And Seek” by Howard Jones
From the album Human’s Lib (1984)
“Hide And Seek” by Howard Jones appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1991. It was first released in 1984 on the album Human’s Lib. Its best result is #798 on the CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,493 alternative song of all time.
Howard Jones's debut album Human's Lib gave up "Hide and Seek" as its third single early in 1984, following "What Is Love?", and this is the one where the lights go down. Jones wrote it alone and Rupert Hine produced, with Stephen W. Tayler engineering, but the mood is nothing like his chirpier synth-pop: this is Jones in the shadows, eerie and tinged with gothic chill, drifting toward dark ambient territory.
It went top five in Ireland and reached 12 on the UK singles chart, and Jones wasn't finished with it. He re-recorded a longer version for Perform.00 in 2000.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 798 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
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