The Art of Parties

"The Art of Parties"
Single by Japan
from the album Tin Drum
B-side
  • "Life Without Buildings"
  • "My New Career" (Australia and Japan)
Released1 May 1981 (1981-05-01)
RecordedMarch 1981
StudioBasing Street Studios. London
Genre
Length
  • 3:55 (7")
  • 6:41 (12")
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)David Sylvian
Producer(s)
Japan singles chronology
"Gentlemen Take Polaroids"
(1980)
"The Art of Parties"
(1981)
"Visions of China"
(1981)

The Art of Parties is a song by the British band Japan.

It was released as a single in May 1981 and reached number 48 on the UK Singles Chart.[1] A re-worked version was subsequently included as the opening track on the band's album Tin Drum released later in 1981, keeping parts of the original Punter-produced version including guitars.[2] A live version of the song is included on Japan's 1983 album Oil on Canvas and on the DVD release The Very Best of Japan.

  1. ^ The Art of Parties Official Charts
  2. ^ anthonyreynoldswork (2018-09-05). "Excerpt from Japan : A Foreign Place. Chapter 8 : "The Tin Drum."". anthonyreynoldswork. Retrieved 2020-12-10.