Close (to the Edit)

"Close (to the Edit)"
Single by Art of Noise
from the album Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise?
Released	October 1984[1]
Recorded	March 1984
Genre	Synth-pop avant-garde new wave[2]
Length	5:34 (Album version) 4:10 (edit)
Label	ZTT
Songwriter(s)	Anne Dudley Gary Langan J. J. Jeczalik Paul Morley Trevor Horn
Producer(s)	Art of Noise
Art of Noise singles chronology
"Beat Box" (1983) "Close (to the Edit)" (1984) "Moments in Love" (1985)
Music video
"Close (to the Edit)" on YouTube

"Close (to the Edit)" is a single by the English avant-garde synth-pop group Art of Noise, released in 1984 by ZTT Records. The song appeared on the group's 1984 album Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise? and different versions were issued on various other formats in October of that year. It was closely related to their earlier single (and hip hop club hit) "Beat Box", though the two tracks were developed as separate pieces from an early stage. The single reached number eight in the UK singles chart in February 1985, and its music video won two awards at the 1985 MTV Video Music Awards. The song's spoken word "Hey!" has been sampled by a number of other artists through the years.