Song · Spandau Ballet
“Communication” by Spandau Ballet
From the album True (1983)
“Communication” by Spandau Ballet appears on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1983 and 2003. It was first released in 1983 on the album True. Its best result is #94 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1983. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #165 alternative song of 1983 and #5,015 alternative song of all time.
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"Communication" was the second single from True, Spandau Ballet's third album, released in 1983, and it's the sound of the English new wave band trading the dance floor for pop. Trevor Horn's remix of "Instinction" from Diamond had started that shift, so Gary Kemp, the guitarist who wrote their songs, reworked his writing to match, and "Communication" was one of the two new songs, with "Lifeline", that won over producers Tony Swain and Steve Jolley.
They cut it at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, in the Bahamas, alongside most of the album, and it came out slick and bright. The reviews were kind, it reached 12 in the UK, and the video, shot like a film with singer Tony Hadley as its leading man, got played on MTV.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 94 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1983 | 107 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 493 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) | 495 |
| 2003 | 836 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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