"Secret Separation" is a song by British new wave rock group the Fixx, from their fourth studio album Walkabout. The single peaked at #19 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in July 1986[2] and peaked at No. 1 on the US Album Rock Tracks chart.[3] The single also peaked at #39 in Canada and #83 in the United Kingdom.
"Secret Separation" | ||||
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Single by the Fixx | ||||
from the album Walkabout | ||||
B-side | "Sense the Adventure" | |||
Released | 22 May 1986 (US) 16 June 1986 (UK)[1] | |||
Recorded | 1985 | |||
Genre | New wave | |||
Length | 3:51 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dan K. Brown, Cy Curnin, Rupert Greenall, Jeannette Obstoj, Jamie West-Oram, Adam Woods | |||
Producer(s) | Rupert Hine | |||
The Fixx singles chronology | ||||
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Music video
editThe music video features an actor sitting at a control panel observing the band playing in an abandoned building filled with random items.
Track listing
edit- 7" vinyl
- "Secret Separation" — 3:51
- "Sense the Adventure" — 3:42
- 12" vinyl
- "Secret Separation" — 7:00
- "Sense the Adventure" — 3:42
- "Rediscover" - 4:03
Chart performance
editChart (1986) | Peak position |
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Canadian Singles Chart | 39 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[4] | 83 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 19 |
U.S. Billboard Album Rock Tracks | 1 |
References
edit- ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 34.
- ^ The Billboard Hot 100 Chart Listing For The Fixx
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks (1981-2008). Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-89820-174-1.
- ^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved August 17, 2021.