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Thompson Twins - "Hold Me Now"
from the album Into The Gap (1984)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #3 (two weeks)
Weeks in the Top-40: 15

Today's Song of the Day is by the British new-wave trio Thompson Twins, who had their big break in 1983 with their first top-40 hit "Lies". After securing a sweet spot opening for the Police on their tour in the States, the group recorded their fourth album Into The Gap. The first single was a big change in sound from their earlier dance-pop fare. "Hold Me Now" sounded expansive with a slower rhythm punctuated by vaguely African percussive sounds. Written by the group and produced by Alex Sadkin with singer Tom Bailey, the record would be their big moment....

"Hold Me Now" became the trio's first top-10 hit on the pop chart in America, and their third to top the dance chart in this country. Internationally, the single went top-10 in England, Canada, Australia, and Germany. And most of all, it put the band at least in the B-list of the horde of new-wave bands at the time (just behind A-listers like Culture Club and Duran Duran).

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Here's the band during their set at Live Aid in 1985...

...and the chart-topping 12" dance mix of the song...

Reggae artist Wayne Wonder covered the song for the movie 50 First Dates in 2004...

Belgian trance act Lasgo also tackled the song...

Up tomorrow: An Aussie in a critical era.