Talk Talk (song)
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"Talk Talk" is a 1982 song by the British New Wave
band Talk Talk
. The second single from their debut album, The Party's Over (1982), it topped at #52 in the United Kingdom
upon initial release. It was reissued later in the same year where it peaked at #23 in the UK and #75 in the United States
. The single also reached #1 in South Africa
in 1983.
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
band Talk Talk
Talk Talk
Talk Talk were an English musical group, active from 1981 to 1991. The group had a string of international hit singles including "Today", "Talk Talk", "It's My Life", "Such a Shame", "Dum Dum Girl", "Life's What You Make It" and "Living in Another World"....
. The second single from their debut album, The Party's Over (1982), it topped at #52 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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upon initial release. It was reissued later in the same year where it peaked at #23 in the UK and #75 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The single also reached #1 in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
in 1983.