Nothing in Common (Thompson Twins song)

"Nothing in Common"
Single by Thompson Twins
from the album Nothing in Common (Soundtrack)
B-side"Nothing to Lose"
ReleasedJuly 1986[1]
Recorded1986
GenrePop rock
Length3:24
LabelArista Records
Songwriter(s)Alannah Currie, Tom Bailey
Producer(s)Geoffrey Downes, Tom Bailey
Thompson Twins singles chronology
"Revolution"
(1986)
"Nothing in Common"
(1986)
"Get That Love"
(1987)
Alternative cover
Cover used for both 7" and 12" Singles.

"Nothing in Common" is a song by the British band Thompson Twins, which was released in 1986 as a single from the soundtrack of the American comedy-drama film Nothing in Common. The song was written by Alannah Currie and Tom Bailey, and produced by Geoffrey Downes and Bailey. With the departure of band member Joe Leeway earlier in 1986, "Nothing in Common" was the Thompson Twins' first release as a duo. It reached No. 54 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[2]

  1. ^ "Thompson Twins - Nothing In Common / Nothing To Lose - Arista - USA - AS1-9511". 45cat. 26 July 1986. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  2. ^ Billboard. "Thompson Twins Nothing In Common Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 9 April 2018.