The Gap (song)

"The Gap"
Single by Thompson Twins
from the album Into the Gap
B-side
  • Out Of The Gap
  • Sister Of Mercy
ReleasedJuly 1984 (Europe), 22 November 1984 (USA)
RecordedLate 1983
GenrePop rock
Length3:53
LabelArista Records
Songwriter(s)Tom Bailey
Alannah Currie
Joe Leeway
Producer(s)Alex Sadkin & Tom Bailey
Thompson Twins singles chronology
"Sister Of Mercy"
(1984)
"The Gap"
(1984)
"Lay Your Hands On Me"
(1984)

"The Gap" is a song by the British pop group Thompson Twins. It was the title track from the group's 1984 album Into the Gap, and was also released as a single in certain countries though not in the group's native UK. The single peaked at #69 in the U.S., spending six weeks on the US Billboard 100.[1] It also charted in Germany where it peaked at #62.[2] There was no promotional music video for this single.

The B-sides are a "megamix" of various Thompson Twins songs titled "Out Of The Gap", and the previous single, "Sister Of Mercy" (LP Version).

  1. ^ "Thompson Twins - The Gap". Billboard.com. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  2. ^ "German Singles Chart History". Musicline.de. Retrieved 29 September 2012.