Talk Talk (Talk Talk song)
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{{Infobox song
| name = Talk Talk
| cover = Talk Talk by Talk Talk 1982 (UK reissue).png
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| caption = 1982 UK vinyl reissue
| type = single
| artist = Talk Talk
| album = The Party's Over
| B-side = ?
| released = 5 April 1982{{cite magazine|date=3 April 1982|title=Releases|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/50349950566/in/album-72157715997805168/|magazine=Record Mirror|page=30|access-date=24 August 2022|via=Flickr}}
| recorded =
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| genre = Synth-pop{{cite news|first= Graeme |last= Thomson |title= Talk Talk – 10 of the best |newspaper= The Guardian |date= 25 May 2017 |accessdate= 26 May 2018 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/may/25/talk-talk-10-of-the-best |quote= A minor UK hit, and a Top 100 single in the US, Talk Talk is surging, superior synth-pop, its surface fizz – glistening slabs of electro-drama, funky slap bass and modish cries of "hey, hey!" – sparkling over hidden depths.}}
| length = 3:23
| label = EMI
| writer = {{hlist|Mark Hollis|Ed Hollis}}
| producer = Colin Thurston
| prev_title = Mirror Man
| prev_year = 1982
| next_title = Today
| next_year = 1982
| misc = {{External music video|header=Audio|{{YouTube|661x0ppwYxw|"Talk Talk"}}}}
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"Talk Talk" is a 1982 song by the English band Talk Talk. The second single from their debut album, The Party's Over (1982), it peaked at no. 52 in the United Kingdom upon initial release. A remix of the song was released later that year, peaking at no. 23 in the UK and no. 75 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 (also entering the Top 40 in the Billboard Mainstream Rock). The single also reached no. 1 in South Africa in 1983.
The song was originally recorded by Talk Talk singer Mark Hollis's previous band, The Reaction, as "Talk Talk Talk Talk", on the Beggars Banquet punk compilation Streets.
Critical reception
Covering Talk Talk's best songs in an article in The Guardian, Graeme Thomson wrote: "Talk Talk is surging, superior synth-pop, its surface fizz – glistening slabs of electro-drama, funky slap bass and modish cries of "hey, hey!" – sparkling over hidden depths. The piano break has the grandeur of early material from the Waterboys, while the lyrics stake out what will become common themes: existential wariness, a mistrust of language and an overpowering sense of outsiderness."
Charts
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South Africa (Springbok Radio){{cite web|title= South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (T) |website= Rock.co.za |accessdate= 14 June 2013 |url= http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(T).html}}
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1Remix
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Track listing
April 1982 release
- Talk Talk – 2:58
- ? – 4:02
October 1982 release
- Talk Talk (remix) – 3:23
- Mirror Man – 3:21
References
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Category:Music videos directed by Russell Mulcahy
Category:Number-one singles in South Africa
Category:Song recordings produced by Colin Thurston