| "Too Many Walls" | ||||
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| Single by Cathy Dennis | ||||
| from the album Move to This | ||||
| Released | 23 September 1991 (UK) | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
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| Label | Polydor | |||
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| "Too Many Walls" on YouTube | ||||
"Too Many Walls" is a song by British singer-songwriter Cathy Dennis. A midtempo pop ballad, it was co-written by Dennis and Anne Dudley, member of the avant-garde synthpop musical group Art of Noise. The song was originally a composition of Dudley's with strings but no lyrics, until Dennis adapted the song and added words before it appeared on her debut album. The song was then remixed into a more radio-friendly version before being released as a single on 23 September 1991 by Polydor in the United Kingdom.
The song became Dennis' fourth top-10 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number eight and lasted for 20 weeks on the listing. "Too Many Walls" also spent two weeks atop the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart. In the United Kingdom, the song reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart in October, and in Canada, it peaked at number 10 in September. The music video was filmed at the newly opened Stansted airport, and directed by Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel.