Song · The Fixx
“Reach the Beach” by The Fixx
From the album Reach the Beach (1983)
“Reach the Beach” by The Fixx appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2002 and 2003. It was first released in 1983 on the album Reach the Beach. Its best result is #1595 on the Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,324 alternative song of all time.
The title track of the Fixx's second album, "Reach the Beach" came out on MCA in 1983 with its writing credit split five ways: Cy Curnin, Rupert Greenall, Jamie West-Oram and Adam Woods, plus Alfie Agius. Curnin sings, West-Oram plays guitar, Greenall works the keyboards and Woods drums, with Rupert Hine producing and Stephen W. Tayler engineering.
It gave its name to the English new wave band's most successful studio album, the record that carried "One Thing Leads to Another", their best-known single, and moved two million copies in America. George Underwood supplied the cover art, and he went on to illustrate later Fixx releases too.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1595 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1965 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
Also listed as: Reach the beach.
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