Europa and the Pirate Twins

"Europa and the Pirate Twins"
Man standing on the stage auditorium with two globes, one unique sculpture, a telescope, a book, and a study table set with materials on top. Statue of a woman near downstairs.
1981 UK 12-inch edition by EMI
Single by Thomas Dolby
from the album The Golden Age of Wireless
B-side"Therapy / Growth"
Released24 August 1981[1]
Genre
Length3:19
Label
  • Venice in Peril
  • EMI
Songwriter(s)Thomas Dolby
Producer(s)Thomas Dolby, Tim Friese-Greene
Thomas Dolby singles chronology
"Urges" / "Leipzig"
(1981) 		"Europa and the Pirate Twins"
(1981) 		"Airwaves"
(1982)

"Europa and the Pirate Twins" is a song by English artist Thomas Dolby, from his 1982 album The Golden Age of Wireless. Written by Dolby, who produced it alongside Tim Friese-Greene, the song was released as a single on 24 August 1981.

The song, described as a "synth pop classic",[3] was inspired by the atmosphere of World War II, and features a guest appearance by XTC's Andy Partridge. The single reached a peak position of 48 in the United Kingdom, Dolby's home country, as well as charting in the United States and Canada.

  1. ^ "News" (PDF). Music Week. 15 August 1981. p. 2. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  2. ^ Sheffield, Rob (September 27, 2022). "100 Best Songs of 1982". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 9, 2023. Europa" is full of gorgeously pained details, like the blues harmonica lost amid the synth burbles. The New Wave "Waterloo Sunset
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