Ghosts (Japan song)

"Ghosts"
Single by Japan
from the album Tin Drum
B-side"The Art of Parties (Version)"
Released12 March 1982
Recorded1981
Genre
Length3:55
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)David Sylvian
Producer(s)
Japan singles chronology
"Visions of China"
(1981)
"Ghosts"
(1982)
"Cantonese Boy"
(1982)
Alternative cover
12" single

"Ghosts" is a song by English band Japan. It was released in edited form in March 1982 as the third single from their 1981 album Tin Drum.

It reached number 5 in the UK Singles Chart in April. Although "Ghosts" was their biggest hit, this was not enough to stop the band splitting eight months later. Journalist Todd Hutlock called it "one of the most remarkable and unlikely entries in British chart history."[2]

  1. ^ a b Fisher, Mark (30 May 2014). Ghosts of My Life: Writings on Depression, Hauntology and Lost Futures. Zero Books. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-78099-226-6.
  2. ^ a b Hutlock, Todd (9 April 2015). "David Sylvian and Japan". Red Bull Music Academy. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  3. ^ Law, Johnny (2015). "Japan - "Ghosts". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die. New York: Universe. p. 488.
  4. ^ Hanson, Amy. Japan - 'Ghosts' (1981) Song Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 3, 2024.