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“Worlds Away” by Strange Advance
From the album Worlds Away (1982)
“Worlds Away” by Strange Advance appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1991 and 1999. It was first released in 1982 on the album Worlds Away. Its best result is #390 on the CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,653 alternative song of all time.
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"Worlds Away" is the title track of Strange Advance's debut album, which the Canadian new wave band released in November 1982, and keyboardist Drew Arnott wrote it, words and music. The record around it is a synth lover's playground: in a 2000 e-mail exchange Arnott listed a Yamaha CS-80, a Roland Jupiter-8 and a Mellotron M400, with a Roland TR-808 laying down the beats and real tom-toms and cymbals beefing them up.
The album gave the band two Canadian hits in "She Controls Me" and "Kiss in the Dark", a dance mix of "Love Games" that caught on in English clubs, and a Juno nomination for Most Promising Group of the Year in 1983.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 390 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
| 1999 | 884 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) | 1002 |
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