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{{Infobox Single |
{{Infobox song
| Name = Visage
| name = Visage
| Cover = Vis_single_7incover.jpg
| cover = Visage single (Griffin).jpeg
| Artist = [[Visage]]
| alt =
| from Album = [[Visage (album)|Visage]]
| caption = Cover variant by [[Brian Griffin (photographer)|Brian Griffin]]
| B-side = "Second Steps"
| type = single
| Released = [[June 29]] [[1981]]
| artist = [[Visage (band)|Visage]]
| Format = 7" single, 12" single
| album = [[Visage (Visage album)|Visage]]
| Recorded = Genetic Sound Studios, 1980
| B-side = Second Steps
| released = 3 July 1981
| Genre = [[New Romantic]]
| recorded = [[Genetic Studios]], 1980
| Length = 03:47 (Single edit)
| studio =
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| Label = [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
| venue =
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| Writer = [[Steve Strange|S. Strange]]/[[Midge Ure|M. Ure]]/[[Billy Currie|B. Currie]]/[[John McGeoch|J. McGeoch]]/[[Rusty Egan|R. Egan]]/[[Dave Formula|D. Formula]]
| Producer = [[Midge Ure]]<br>[[Visage]]
| genre = *[[Synth-pop]]
*[[New wave music|new wave]]
| Chart position = * #21 <small>(UK)</small>
| length = 3:51
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| Last single = "[[Mind of a Toy]]"<br/>(1981)
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| label = [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
| This single = "'''Visage'''"<br/>(1981)
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| writer = [[Steve Strange]], [[Midge Ure]], [[Billy Currie]], [[John McGeoch]], [[Rusty Egan]], [[Dave Formula]]
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| Next single = "[[The Damned Don't Cry (song)|The Damned Don't Cry]]"<br/>(1982)
| producer = Midge Ure, Visage
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| prev_title = [[Mind of a Toy]]
| prev_year = 1981
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| next_title = [[The Damned Don't Cry (song)|The Damned Don't Cry]]
| next_year = 1982
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative single cover
| type = single
| cover = Visage single (Beeche).jpeg
| border =
| alt =
| caption = Cover variant by Robyn Beeche
}}
}}
}}
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"'''Visage'''" is the fourth single by the British [[synth-pop]] group [[Visage (band)|Visage]], released by [[Polydor Records]] in July 1981. It is the title track from Visage's eponymous [[Visage (Visage album)|debut album]]. The single peaked at no.21 in the UK Singles Chart.


==Cover and music video==
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'''''Visage''''' is the fourth single by the British [[New Romantic]] pop group [[Visage]], released by [[Polygram Records]] on [[June 29]], [[1981]]. It is the title track from Visage's eponymous debut album, and peaked at no.21 on the UK singles chart.
[[Image:Vis single 7incover.jpg|thumb|100px|left|Cover variant by John Timbers]]
In the UK, the single was available in three different covers, each featuring vocalist [[Steve Strange]], by photographers John Timbers, Robyn Beeche and [[Brian Griffin (photographer)|Brian Griffin]].

The music video for the single was the first of two Visage videos directed by [[Midge Ure]]. The video includes footage shot at the [[Blitz Kids|Blitz nightclub]] in London's [[Covent Garden]], which was the focal point of the [[New Romantic]] scene in the early 1980s. It was included on the ''[[Visage (video)|Visage]]'' video album in 1986.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/Visage-Visage/release/996154 |title=Visage - Visage (VHS) at Discogs |work=www.discogs.com |access-date=2012-09-25}}</ref> A then-unknown [[Jacquie O'Sullivan]] (who would join [[Bananarama]] in the late 80's) appears briefly at the beginning of the video as one of The Blitz's customers on the bar counter.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
* '''7" single (1981)'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/Visage-Visage/release/542813 |title=Visage - Visage (Vinyl) at Discogs |work=www.discogs.com |access-date=2012-10-10}}</ref>
===7" version:===
#"Visage" [single edit] – 3:47
:A. "Visage" – 3:51
#"Second Steps" [single fade] – 5:00
:B. "Second Steps" – 5:00


* '''12" single (1981)'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/Visage-Visage-Second-Steps/release/139002 |title=Visage - Visage (Dance Mix) (Vinyl) at Discogs |work=www.discogs.com |access-date=2012-10-10}}</ref>
===12" version:===
#"Visage (Dance Mix)" - 6:01
:A. "Visage" (Dance Mix) – 6:01
#"Second Steps" - 5:26
:B. "Second Steps" – 5:30


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[Steve Strange]] (vocals)
*[[Steve Strange]] – vocals
*[[Midge Ure]] (guitar)
*[[Midge Ure]] – guitar
*[[Billy Currie]] (synthesizer, electric violin)
*[[Billy Currie]] – synthesizer, electric violin
*[[John McGeoch]] (guitar)
*[[John McGeoch]] – guitar
*[[Rusty Egan]] (drums, electronic drums programming)
*[[Rusty Egan]] – drums, electronic drums programming
*[[Barry Adamson]] (bass)
*[[Barry Adamson]] – bass
*[[Dave Formula]] (synthesizer)
*[[Dave Formula]] – synthesizer


==Chart performance==
==Media==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{{multi-listen start}}
!align="center"|Chart
{{multi-listen item|filename=Visage_-_second_steps.ogg|title=Second Steps|description=This song is the B-side of single "Visage" of June, 1981. This song has been released in digital format in the first pressings of ''"The Damned Don't Cry"'' compilation in place of the song "The Steps" by mistake.|format=[[ogg]]}}
!align="center"|Peak<br />position
{{multi-listen end}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Media Control Charts|Germany]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Visage/single |title=Visage Single-Chartverfolgung |work=www.musicline.de |access-date=2009-08-12 |language=de}}</ref>
|align="center"|41
|-
|align="left"|[[Irish Singles Chart|Ireland]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement |title=The Irish Charts - All there is to know |work=www.irishcharts.ie |access-date=2009-06-26}}</ref>
|align="center"|22
|-
|align="left"|[[UK Singles Chart|United Kingdom]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Visage|title=The Official Charts Company - Visage by Visage Search |date=6 May 2013|publisher=The Official Charts Company}}</ref>
|align="center"|21
|-
|}


==References==
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{{Reflist}}


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[[Category:Songs written by Steve Strange]]
[[Category:Songs written by Rusty Egan]]
[[Category:Songs written by Dave Formula]]
[[Category:1980 songs]]
[[Category:Polydor Records singles]]

Latest revision as of 21:07, 5 December 2023

"Visage"
Cover variant by Brian Griffin
Single by Visage
from the album Visage
B-side"Second Steps"
Released3 July 1981
RecordedGenetic Studios, 1980
Genre
Length3:51
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Steve Strange, Midge Ure, Billy Currie, John McGeoch, Rusty Egan, Dave Formula
Producer(s)Midge Ure, Visage
Visage singles chronology
"Mind of a Toy"
(1981) 		"Visage"
(1981) 		"The Damned Don't Cry"
(1982)
Alternative single cover
Cover variant by Robyn Beeche

"Visage" is the fourth single by the British synth-pop group Visage, released by Polydor Records in July 1981. It is the title track from Visage's eponymous debut album. The single peaked at no.21 in the UK Singles Chart.

Cover and music video

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Cover variant by John Timbers

In the UK, the single was available in three different covers, each featuring vocalist Steve Strange, by photographers John Timbers, Robyn Beeche and Brian Griffin.

The music video for the single was the first of two Visage videos directed by Midge Ure. The video includes footage shot at the Blitz nightclub in London's Covent Garden, which was the focal point of the New Romantic scene in the early 1980s. It was included on the Visage video album in 1986.[1] A then-unknown Jacquie O'Sullivan (who would join Bananarama in the late 80's) appears briefly at the beginning of the video as one of The Blitz's customers on the bar counter.

Track listing

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  • 7" single (1981)[2]
A. "Visage" – 3:51
B. "Second Steps" – 5:00
  • 12" single (1981)[3]
A. "Visage" (Dance Mix) – 6:01
B. "Second Steps" – 5:30

Personnel

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Chart performance

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Chart Peak
position
Germany[4] 41
Ireland[5] 22
United Kingdom[6] 21

References

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  1. ^ "Visage - Visage (VHS) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
  2. ^ "Visage - Visage (Vinyl) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  3. ^ "Visage - Visage (Dance Mix) (Vinyl) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  4. ^ "Visage Single-Chartverfolgung". www.musicline.de (in German). Retrieved 2009-08-12.
  5. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
  6. ^ "The Official Charts Company - Visage by Visage Search". The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.
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