The Height of the Fighting (He-La-Hu)

"The Height of the Fighting (He-La-Hu)"
Single by Heaven 17
from the album Penthouse and Pavement
B-side"Honeymoon in New York"
Released12 February 1982
Length2:55
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Martyn Ware, Ian Craig Marsh, Glenn Gregory
Producer(s)Martyn Ware, Ian Craig Marsh
Heaven 17 singles chronology
"Penthouse and Pavement"
(1981) 		"The Height of the Fighting (He-La-Hu)"
(1982) 		"Let Me Go"
(1982)

"The Height of the Fighting (He-La-Hu)" is a song by British synth-pop band Heaven 17, released on 12 February 1982[1] as the fifth and final single from their debut album, Penthouse and Pavement. It was written by Martyn Ware, Ian Craig Marsh and Glenn Gregory, and produced by Ware and Marsh.

"The Height of the Fighting" was remixed for its release as a single, with more aggressive drums plus brass both missing from the album track. The added horn section was performed by Beggar and Co.[2] The song failed to make a chart appearance in the UK Singles Chart, but did reach the unnumbered 'bubbling under' section for three consecutive weeks, which would have been equivalent to a position between 76 and 100 at a time when the main charts covered the top 75.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ Simon Hills, ed. (6 February 1982). "News: Heaven 17 get Beggared". Record Mirror. p. 3. ISSN 0144-5804.
  2. ^ Rimmer, Dave (18 February 1982). "Heaven can wait". Smash Hits.
  3. ^ "Chartfile: UK Singles - Bubbling Under". Record Mirror. 27 February 1982. p. 27. ISSN 0144-5804.
  4. ^ "Chartfile: UK Singles - Bubbling Under". Record Mirror. 6 March 1982. p. 27. ISSN 0144-5804.
  5. ^ "Charts: Top UK Singles - Bubbling Under". Record Mirror. 13 March 1982. p. 35. ISSN 0144-5804.