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“Doctor Doctor” by Thompson Twins
From the album Into the Gap (1984)
“Doctor Doctor” by Thompson Twins appears on 6 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1984 and 2003. It was first released in 1984 on the album Into the Gap. Its best result is #47 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1984. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #69 alternative song of 1984, #3,305 alternative song of all time and #494 of the '80s.
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Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway wrote "Doctor! Doctor!" together, and it followed "Hold Me Now" out of Into the Gap, the Thompson Twins' fourth album, hitting British shops on 27 January 1984. They made the record at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas with Alex Sadkin, who co-produced with Bailey, and Phil Thornalley recorded and mixed.
It's new wave with a jungle pulse: Currie on drums, marimba and xylophone, Leeway on congas and synthesizer, Bailey singing lead and piling on piano, guitar, harmonica, double bass and more synths, with a keyboard solo cutting through the middle. The chill in the rhythm and the sugar in the chorus made it a hit, reaching 3 in the UK and 11 in the US, and landing in the Top 20 across a string of other countries.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 83 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1984 | 106 |
| 1984 | 47 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1984 | 91 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 154 | WLIR / WDRE | WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s | 200 |
| 1996 | 267 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) | 500 |
| 2002 | 900 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 529 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
Also listed as: Doctor, Doctor.
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