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Song by the English band Talk Talk

"Such a Shame"
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Artwork for the original 12-inch vinyl release; the 7-inch has the same artwork with 3 vertical dots on the right sidebar
Unmarried past Talk Talk
from the album Information technology's My Life
B-side "Again, a Game... Again"
Released 1984
Length
  • iii:59
  • 6:54 (12" single, A-side)
  • v:43 (12" single, B-side)
Characterization
  • EMI
  • Parlophone
Songwriter(southward) Marking Hollis
Producer(s) Tim Friese-Greene
Talk Talk singles chronology
"It's My Life"
(1984) 		"Such a Shame"
(1984) 		"Dum Dum Girl"
(1984)
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"Such a Shame"

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"Such a Shame" is a vocal written by Marking Hollis for the English band Talk Talk's 2d album It's My Life (1984). It was released every bit the anthology'southward second unmarried and went on to becoming a top x hitting across Europe.

Overview [edit]

"Such a Shame" was inspired past Luke Rhinehart'southward The Dice Man,[1] one of composer Mark Hollis' favourite books. When asked what drove him to respond to Rhinehart'southward book, Hollis replied, "A adept volume, non a lifestyle I'd recommend."[2]

The song was released equally the album's second single in the jump of 1984, with the cover art designed past James Marsh. Some pressings of the single came with an boosted 7" release The Talk Talk Demos which included three songs recorded in June 1981: "Candy", "Talk Talk" and "Mirror Human being". Writing in the NME, Richard Cook slated the vocal, describing it equally "faceless regret coaxed from lurex trashcan."[three]

"Such a Shame" became a big hitting in continental Europe in 1984 and 1985, reaching the meridian ten in several countries, including number 1 in Switzerland. It was their 3rd number 1 single subsequently the remixed version of the song "Talk Talk" which topped the South African charts in 1983 and the single "It's My Life" which was number 1 in the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play in 1984. In the U.s.a., "Such a Shame" entered the Billboard Hot 100, and was a top 20 hitting in the Billboard Hot Trip the light fantastic toe Guild Play. The single entered the top 10 in the pan-European singles airplay chart.[iv] It only reached number 49 in the U.k..[5]

The song was featured in a European Television receiver commercial for the French car Peugeot 205 in the 1980s. In 1990, the single was re-issued to promote the compilation Natural History: The Very Best of Talk Talk.

Post-obit Hollis' death in early 2019, "Such a Shame" charted at number 5 on Digital Song Sales in French republic[vi] and number 44 on Back Catalogue Singles in the Flemish region of Belgium.[7]

Track listings [edit]

Original release [edit]

  • 7" single (EMI 5433)
A. "Such a Shame" — 3:59
B. "Once again, a Game... Again" — 4:06
  • 12" maxi single (12EMI 5433)
A. "Such a Shame" (12" Mix) — 6:54
B1. "Such a Shame" — 5:43
B2. "Again, a Game... Once more" — iv:06

1990 release [edit]

  • 7" unmarried (R 6276)
A. "Such a Shame" (Original Version) — iv:28
B. "Dum Dum Daughter" (Alive from 1986 Montreux Jazz Festival) — iii:39
  • 12" maxi unmarried (12R 6276)
A. "Such a Shame" (Remixed by Gary Miller) — five:40
B1. "Such a Shame" (Original Version) — four:28
B2. "Dum Dum Girl" (Live from 1986 Montreux Jazz Festival) — 3:39
  • CD maxi unmarried (CDR 6276)
  1. "Such a Shame" (Original Version) — 4:28
  2. "Such a Shame" (Remixed past Gary Miller) — 5:40
  3. "Talk Talk" (Alive from 1986 Montreux Jazz Festival) — 3:30
  4. "Dum Dum Daughter" (Live from 1986 Montreux Jazz Festival) — 3:39

Charts [edit]

Sandra version [edit]

"Such a Shame"
Single by Sandra
from the album The Wheel of Time
Released 25 March 2002
Length 4:18
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s) Mark Hollis
Producer(due south)
  • Michael Cretu
  • Jens Gad
Sandra singles chronology
"Forever"
(2001) 		"Such a Shame"
(2002) 		"I Shut My Optics"
(2002)

German singer Sandra covered "Such a Shame" for her 7th studio anthology The Wheel of Time (2002). Her version was produced past Michael Cretu and Jens Gad. Information technology was released on 25 March 2002 and reached number 76 on the official German singles nautical chart.[24]

Track listing [edit]

  • CD maxi unmarried [24]
  1. "Such a Shame" (Radio Edit) — 4:18
  2. "Such a Shame" (Straight Trip the light fantastic Mix) — seven:54
  3. "Such a Shame" (Cool Club Mix) — v:22
  4. "Such a Shame" (Karaoke Version) — 4:xviii

Charts [edit]

Chart (2002) Tiptop
position
Germany (Official High german Charts)[24] 76

An Pierlé version [edit]

An Pierlé recorded a embrace of "Such a Shame" for her 2013 album Strange Days. The song reached number 45 in the Walloon region of Belgium.[25]

See also [edit]

  • Listing of number-one singles of the 1980s (Switzerland)

References [edit]

  1. ^ Neiss, James (December 1991). "Talk Talk". Record Collector. No. 148. pp. 18–23.
  2. ^ Aakjaer, Henrik H. "Such a Shame". Within Without. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard (31 March 1984). "Singles". NME. p. eighteen.
  4. ^ "European Airplay Meridian 50" (PDF). Eurotipsheet. No. 23. Amsterdam. 3 September 1984. p. vi. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Peak 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Talk Talk > French Digital Song Sales". Billboard . Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Ultratop Back Catalogue Singles: 02/03/2019" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Talk Talk – Such a Shame" (in German). Ö3 Republic of austria Top 40. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  9. ^ "Talk Talk – Such a Shame" (in Dutch). Ultratop fifty. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  10. ^ "European Top 100 Singles" (PDF). Eurotipsheet. No. 25. Amsterdam. 17 September 1984. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Talk Talk – Such a Shame" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  12. ^ "Nederlandse Elevation 40 – week 22, 1984" (in Dutch). Dutch Tiptop xl. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  13. ^ "Talk Talk – Such a Shame" (in Dutch). Single Summit 100. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  14. ^ "Talk Talk – Such a Shame". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  15. ^ "Talk Talk – Such a Shame". Swiss Singles Nautical chart. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  16. ^ a b "Talk Talk – Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  17. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Talk Talk – Such a Shame". GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  18. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  19. ^ "Jahreshitparade 1984" (in German language). Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
  20. ^ "Summit 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1984" (in Dutch). Dutch Top xl. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  21. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1984" (in Dutch). Single Tiptop 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  22. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1984" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
  23. ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts: 1984". Offiziellecharts.de (in German). GfK Amusement charts. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015.
  24. ^ a b c "Sandra – Such A Shame" (in German language). GfK Amusement charts. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  25. ^ "An Pierlé - Such A Shame" (in French). world wide web.ultratop.be. Retrieved 27 July 2020.

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