Misty Circles

{{Infobox song

| name = Misty Circles

| cover = Misty_Circles_Cover.JPG

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Dead or Alive

| album = Sophisticated Boom Boom

| B-side = Misty Circles (Instrumental)

| released = April 1983

| recorded = 1983

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = {{hlist|New wave|post-punk|synth-pop|alternative rock}}

| length = 3:39

| label = Epic

| writer = {{hlist|Pete Burns|Wayne Hussey|Mike Percy}}

| producer = {{hlist|Zeus B. Held|Dead or Alive}}

| prev_title = The Stranger

| prev_year = 1982

| next_title = What I Want

| next_year = 1983

}}

"Misty Circles" is a song written and recorded by the English pop band Dead or Alive. It was co-produced by the band and Zeus B. Held and released as the first single from Dead or Alive's debut studio album Sophisticated Boom Boom (1984). "Misty Circles" was the first song to be released by Dead or Alive after being signed to a major label, Epic Records. The band's prior single releases were issued independently. This song was not very successful, but it managed to peak at No. 100 on the UK Singles Chart.

In 1984, the song was placed on the B-side of "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)". As both sides earned significant play in American nightclubs, they charted together as a double-sided hit on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart, peaking at No. 4. The band performed it before a live audience on Razzmatazz.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e2kPnGleic Dead Or Alive - Misty Circles (Razzmatazz)]

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = UK 7"

| title1 = Misty Circles

| length1 = 3:45

| title2 = Misty Circles (Instrumental)

| length2 = 3:44

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = UK 12"

| title1 = Misty Circles (Dance Mix)

| length1 = 9:14

| title2 = Misty Circles (Dub Mix)

| length2 = 6:14

| title3 = Selfish Side

| length3 = 2:35

}}

Chart performance

class="wikitable"
Chart (1983)

! Peak
position

UK Singles Chart{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/28630/dead-or-alive/|title=Official Charts > Dead or Alive|publisher=The Official UK Charts Company|access-date=17 October 2015}}

| align="center"| 100

US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=dead or alive|chart=Dance Club Play Songs}}|title=Dead or Alive Album & Song Chart History - Dance/Club Songs|work=Billboard|access-date=18 September 2010}}

| align="center"| 4

References