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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) ^ a b " A Flock of Seagulls – Space Age Love Song".^ "Magnet Exclusive: Premiere Of A Flock Of Seagulls' 'Space Age Love Song' Video." Magnet."A Flock of Seagulls' Original Lineup Remade Their Best Song for First Recording in 34 Years". "Space Age Love Song" and "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" summed up synth-pop's spaced-out loneliness, dreamy confections imagining absent lovers from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. The lyrics explain that: 'I saw your eyes and you made me smile.'" Track listing that whole "across the crowded room/caught your eye" thing. If everything is right, you catch their eye. When you meet somebody there is an instant eye contact if the chemistry is right. Lead singer Mike Score has said of the song's meaning, ""Space Age" was just about intimacy, if you'd like. The band made another video in 2018 to coincide with the release of Ascension. The 1982 music video also took place on top of the Danceteria nightclub in New York City. Ī music video of the song was produced in 1982 and featured the band miming a performance of the song. It is the first single from the band's sixth album, Ascension. In 2018, a re-recorded version of the song, featuring the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, was released as a 5-track and 8-track special edition EP.

The song reached the top 30 in the UK and the US in June 1982 and February 1983 respectively. Lead guitarist Paul Reynolds remarked on their 1984 video album Through the Looking Glass that, as the band could not come up with a title for the track, he suggested "Space Age Love Song" because he thought it sounded like a space age love song. " Space Age Love Song" is a 1982 single released by the British band A Flock of Seagulls. Something about the chugging riffs, infectious chorus and. The songs theme of fleeting affection suited. There’s love, sure, but Ocean Avenue is also an anthem of youth, recklessness and pop-punk. Recorded with the Prague Philharmonic, the album comprised a dozen orchestral versions of A Flock of Seagulls songs." Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" The song was also used for the 2017 movie Spider-Man: Homecoming, where it was played during the homecoming dance.

Though “I Ran (So Far Away)” was A Flock of Seagulls’ biggest hit worldwide, the band’s 1982 song “Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)” became their highest-charting single in the UK, reaching No.32 in the UK but reached the Top 10 in the US and Canada. After reaching the US Dance Club chart with the 1981 double A-side single “Telecommunication”/“Modern Love Is Automatic”, A Flock of Seagulls broke through with a self-titled LP in 1982.The definitive lineup also included his brother Alister Score on drums, Frank Maudsley on bass and Paul Reynolds on lead guitar. Score, a former hairdresser who played keyboards and guitar, started the band in 1979 in Liverpool.The UK New Wave band A Flock of Seagulls are best known for singer Mike Score’s distinctive swooping hairstyle-a staple in the early years of MTV-and also their 1982 single “I Ran (So Far Away)”, a Top 10 hit in the US, France, and Australia.
