Song · Ultravox
“White China” by Ultravox
From the album Lament (1984)
“White China” by Ultravox appears on 5 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1984 and 2003. It was first released in 1984 on the album Lament. Its best result is #73 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1984. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #141 alternative song of 1984 and #3,736 alternative song of all time.
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"White China" came out in May 1984 on Lament, an album Ultravox produced for themselves, and the credits read like a band that had stopped needing anyone to steer. All four members share the writing, Midge Ure, Billy Currie, Chris Cross and Warren Cann, with Rick Walton recording the track and John Hudson handling the mix.
The title conjures something cool, polished and breakable at once, porcelain rather than pop confection, and a couple of stations held on to the song long after the year it was released.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 73 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1984 | 106 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 131 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) | 496 |
| 1989 | 471 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) | 495 |
| 2002 | 1930 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1094 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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