I Hear Talk (song)
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| Single by Bucks Fizz | ||||
| from the album I Hear Talk | ||||
| B-side | "Pulling Me Under" | |||
| Released | 15 December 1984 | |||
| Format | 7" single, 12" single | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 4.39 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Andy Hill, Peter Sinfield | |||
| Producer(s) | Andy Hill | |||
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"I Hear Talk" is a 1984 single by UK pop group Bucks Fizz. It was written by Andy Hill and Peter Sinfield - the team responsible for the group's biggest hit in the UK, "The Land of Make Believe". It was also produced by Hill. Released as a single in December 1984, it is the title track from the group's fourth studio album. In 2010, this song was chosen to be the first single by The Original Bucks Fizz in a live jazz-style reworking.
Released on 15 December 1984, the single coincided with a much-publicised coach crash the group experienced earlier in the week. While the group were returning from a gig in Newcastle, their tour bus collided with road works and careened off the road and injured the members of the group as well their entourage. Member Mike Nolan was badly injured and the group were inactive for several months. As a result of this, promotion for the single was minimal and the song failed to chart as highly as had been expected, reaching No.34 in the UK Charts, despite it being seen as one of their strongest ever songs by fans. Reviewing the single for Number One magazine, pop group Bananarama made positive comments about the song, saying that it had "something that their last few singles didn't". Member Cheryl Baker has also commented that it is one of her favourite Bucks Fizz songs.
The song's lyrics centre on a man's jealousy within his relationship, after hearing rumours that his partner has been cheating on him. The lead vocalist for the song is member Bobby G, while the middle 8 section is performed by Cheryl Baker alone. The B-side of the single, "Pulling Me Under" was written and performed solely by Bobby G, while an extra track on the 12" single, "Invisible" featured member Jay Aston on lead. This latter song was a planned single for the group back in 1983, but was replaced at short notice by "London Town". It featured here in a remixed form, although the original was later released on the compilation, The Lost Masters in 2006. The song was co-written by Mike Batt, the only song Bucks Fizz recorded of his.
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