Talking (A Flock of Seagulls song)
"(It's Not Me) Talking" | ||||
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Single by A Flock of Seagulls | ||||
from the album Listen | ||||
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Genre | New wave | |||
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Producer(s) | Bill Nelson | |||
A Flock of Seagulls singles chronology | ||||
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"(It's Not Me) Talking" | ||||
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"(It's Not Me) Talking" is the debut single by British new wave band A Flock of Seagulls, originally recorded in 1981. It was re-recorded in 1983 and is featured on their second album Listen. The song is about a man who hears voices in his head, who believes that he is being contacted by aliens from outer space, and who cannot run away from his emotions; wherever he goes, the voice is there.[citation needed]
Release
"(It's Not Me) Talking" was originally released in May 1981 as the third release on producer
Music video
This music video was based on a 1951 science fiction classic film called
First credits in a music video on MTV
The music video was the first shown on MTV to use on screen credits for the actors. The credits were shown next to the images of the actors at the end of the video. The credits listed were:
- Jason Sapan as "Sparks" Hopkins
- Peter Reynolds as Joey
- David York as Sergeant McGuire
- Ali Score as Prof. "Scottie" Frost
- Paul Reynolds as Duane
- Larry Friel as Major Dick Docherty
- Frank Maudsley as Rex Nolan
- Mike Score as "The Alien"
Formats and track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "(It's Not Me) Talking" | 4:33 |
2. | "Factory Music" | 4:28 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "(It's Not Me) Talking" (remix) | 4:45 |
2. | "(It's Not Me) Talking" (instrumental) | 4:21 |
3. | "Factory Music" | 4:24 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "(It's Not Me) Talking" | 3:36 |
2. | "Tanglimara" | 4:29 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "(It's Not Me) Talking" | 5:00 |
2. | "Tanglimara" | 4:29 |
3. | "The Traveller" (Live at the Ace, Brixton, 1983) | 3:29 |
Chart positions
Original version
Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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UK Indie (MRIB)[3] | 45 |
Remix version
Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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UK Indie (MRIB)[3] | 22 |
Gallup)[4]
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128 |
Re-recorded version
Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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Gallup)[5]
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78 |
External links
- "(It's Not Me) Talking " at Discogs (list of releases)
References
- ^ "News" (PDF). Record Mirror. 20 August 1983. p. 4. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Tracking..." (PDF). Music Week. 30 May 1981. p. 17. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ ISBN 0-9517206-9-4. Archived from the originalon 8 June 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ a b "UK Singles Charts: 1983 (including chart panel sales)". UKMIX Forums. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ a b "(It's Not Me) Talking". Official Charts. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ Flattery, Paul (February 1984). "A Flock of Seagulls – (It's not me) Talking". Optic Music.
- ^ "Solarium Gallery". Knox School. 22 October 2010.
- ^ "Doctor Laser: Inside the Wondrous Lab of One of the World's Last Holographers". motherboard.tv. 17 August 2010. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010.