Poison Arrow

For poisons used on arrows or darts for hunting, see Arrow poison. For the bands, see Poison Arrows and The Poison Arrows.

"Poison Arrow"
Single by ABC
from the album The Lexicon of Love
B-side
Released15 February 1982 (1982-02-15) / 11 January 1983 (1983-01-11) (US)
Recorded1981
Genre
Length3:24
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Trevor Horn
ABC singles chronology
"Tears Are Not Enough"
(1981) 		"Poison Arrow"
(1982) 		"The Look of Love"
(1982)
Music video
"Poison Arrow" on YouTube

"Poison Arrow" is a song by English pop band ABC, released as the second single from their debut studio album, The Lexicon of Love (1982).

The single was released in the United Kingdom on 15 February 1982[6] on 7" and 12", with the same mix appearing on both formats; however a subsequent U.S. 12" remix (also known as the "Jazz Remix") appears on several ABC compilations, and as a bonus track on reissues of The Lexicon of Love.

An alternate, lounge music styled version of this song, entitled "Theme from Mantrap", was released as the B-side of "Poison Arrow" in the United Kingdom, and "The Look of Love" in the United States. The 12" single in the United Kingdom additionally included an instrumental version of "Theme from Mantrap" under the title "Mantrap (The Lounge Sequence)". The band's first hit in the United Kingdom "Tears Are Not Enough" was the B-side of "Poison Arrow" in the United States.

  1. ^ Mason, Stewart. "ABC – Poison Arrow – Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "ABC". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  3. ^ Kate Mossman (2 June 2016). "Martin Fry on ABC's comeback: 'Lexicon of Love II is a kind of Godfather Part II'". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  4. ^ Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "Here Comes That Feeling: New Pop". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 533. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
  5. ^ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). "ABC". Spin Alternative Record Guide. New York: Vintage Books. pp. 4–5. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  6. ^ NME. London, England: IPC Media. 6 February 1982. p. 31. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)