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“The Gap” by Thompson Twins
From the album Into the Gap (1984)
“The Gap” by Thompson Twins appears on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1984 and 1992. It was first released in 1984 on the album Into the Gap. Its best result is #6 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1984. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #19 alternative song of 1984, #6,042 alternative song of all time and #299 of the '80s.
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"The Gap" was the title track of Thompson Twins' 1984 album Into the Gap, and its instrument list reads like a trip around the world. Tom Bailey sings and piles on guitar, piano, harmonica, synthesizer and even double bass; Alannah Currie handles drums, marimba, xylophone and percussion; Joe Leeway adds congas and synths; and Pandit Dinesh brings tabla. Bailey produced it with Alex Sadkin, and Phil Thornalley recorded and mixed.
It came out as a single in some countries but never in the group's UK homeland, got no promotional video, and still charted for a six-week run in America, topping out at No. 69, while Germany took it to No. 62. The B-sides were a Thompson Twins megamix called "Out of the Gap" and the previous single, "Sister of Mercy".
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 | 47 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1984 | 106 |
| 1984 | 6 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1984 | 91 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 345 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) | 500 |
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