| "New Song" | ||||
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| Single by Howard Jones | ||||
| from the album Human's Lib | ||||
| Released | 19 August 1983[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
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| Length | 4:16 | |||
| Label | WEA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Howard Jones | |||
| Producer(s) | Colin Thurston | |||
| Howard Jones singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "New Song" on YouTube | ||||
"New Song" is the debut single by English musician Howard Jones, released in August 1983. It reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart,[5] spending 20 weeks in the top 75 and becoming the 28th best-selling single of 1983 in the UK.[6] On the UK seven-inch single, the song's lyrics are printed in a spiral on the A-side label, with all the credits printed on the B-side. It was released in the US in early 1984, peaking at number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[7] The track later appeared on Jones' debut album Human's Lib.
- ^ "Helping Howard" (PDF). Music Week. 20 August 1983. p. 3. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "Howard Jones goes it alone, revealing how 'New Song' and other hits were created". 1 February 2018.
- ^ Evans, Richard (August 6, 2024). "1983.1". Listening to the Music the Machines Make: Inventing Electronic Pop 1978-1983. Omnibus Press. p. 404. ISBN 978-1-915841-45-2.
- ^ DeGagne, Mike. "Human's Lib – Howard Jones". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
ukwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Official Top 40 Best Selling Singles of 1983". UK Official Charts.com. The Official UK Charts Company. 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Howard Jones > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 August 2009.