Song · The Human League
“Seconds” by The Human League
From the album Dare (1981)
“Seconds” by The Human League appears on 4 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1982 and 1991. It was first released in 1981 on the album Dare. Its best result is #51 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #75 alternative song of 1982 and #5,382 alternative song of all time.
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"Seconds" sits on Dare, the 1981 album where the Human League reinvented themselves after founding members Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh walked out. Philip Oakey, now fully in charge up front, wrote it with Jo Callis and Philip Adrian Wright, and Martin Rushent produced it with the band during the sessions that ran from March to September that year.
This is the new League in miniature: the arty electronic experiments of the early records traded for sleek, pop-minded synth-pop. Oakey sings lead and plays synthesizer alongside Callis and Ian Burden, while Joanne Catherall and Susan Ann Sulley add backing vocals. It sounds cold, precise and oddly thrilling, a dance record with a chill running through it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 51 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982 | 107 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 474 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) | 495 |
| 1989 | 395 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) | 500 |
| 1991 | 393 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) | 500 |
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