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{{Infobox Single |
{{Infobox song
| Name = Pleasure Boys
| name = Pleasure Boys
| Cover = Visage-Pleasure-Boys.jpg
| cover = Visage-Pleasure-Boys.jpg
| Caption =
| alt =
| Artist = [[Visage (band)|Visage]]
| type = single
| from Album = [[Fade to Grey – The Singles Collection]]
| artist = [[Visage (band)|Visage]]
| B-side = "The Anvil"
| album = [[Fade to Grey – The Singles Collection]]
| Released = 29 October 1982
| B-side = The Anvil
| Format = 7", 12"
| released = 29 October 1982
| Recorded = [[Trident Studios]], 1982
| recorded = [[Trident Studios]], 1982
| studio =
| Genre = [[Synthpop]], [[New wave music|new wave]]
| Length = 3:35
| venue =
| Label = [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
| genre = *[[Synth-pop]]
*[[New wave music|new wave]]
| Writer = [[Steve Strange]], [[Rusty Egan]], [[Billy Currie]], [[Dave Formula]], Steve Barnacle
| Producer = Visage
| length = 3:35
| label = [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
| Last single = "[[Night Train (Visage song)|Night Train]]"<br/>(1982)
| writer = [[Steve Strange]], [[Rusty Egan]], [[Billy Currie]], [[Dave Formula]], Steve Barnacle
| This single = "'''Pleasure Boys'''"<br/>(1982)
| producer = Visage
| Next single = "[[Love Glove]]"<br/>(1984)
| prev_title = [[Night Train (Visage song)|Night Train]]
| Misc = {{Extra album cover
| prev_year = 1982
| Upper caption = 12" single cover
| next_title = [[Love Glove]]
| Type = single
| next_year = 1984
| Cover = Visage-Pleasure-Boys-12A.jpg
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| Lower caption =
| header = 12" single cover
| type = single
| cover = Visage-Pleasure-Boys-12A.jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption =
}}
}}
}}
}}
"'''Pleasure Boys'''" is a single by the British pop group [[Visage (band)|Visage]], released on [[Polydor Records]] in October 1982.
"'''Pleasure Boys'''" is a song by the British [[synth-pop]] group [[Visage (band)|Visage]], released as a single on [[Polydor Records]] in October 1982.


==Background==
==Background==
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==Music video==
==Music video==
The music video for "Pleasure Boys" was directed by [[Tim Pope]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=29213 |title=Visage - "Pleasure boys" |work=www.mvdbase.com |accessdate=2012-10-10}}</ref> The black and white clip pictures [[Steve Strange]] recreating [[Marlon Brando]]'s look from his 1953 film ''[[The Wild One]]'', riding a [[Harley-Davidson]] motorbike.<ref>{{cite book |title=Blitzed! The Autobiography of Steve Strange |last=Strange |first=Steve |authorlink=Steve Strange |year=2002 |publisher=[[Orion Publishing Group]] |location=London |isbn=0-75284-936-0 |page=99}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSsVi6rBMs8 |title=Visage - Pleasure Boys |work=www.youtube.com |accessdate=2012-10-10}}</ref> The clip was included on band's 1986 video release, ''[[Visage (video)|Visage]]''.
The music video for "Pleasure Boys" was directed by [[Tim Pope]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=29213 |title=Visage - "Pleasure boys" |work=www.mvdbase.com |accessdate=2012-10-10}}</ref> The black and white clip pictures [[Steve Strange]] recreating [[Marlon Brando]]'s look from his 1953 film ''[[The Wild One]]'', riding a [[Harley-Davidson]] motorbike.<ref>{{cite book |title=Blitzed! The Autobiography of Steve Strange |last=Strange |first=Steve |authorlink=Steve Strange |year=2002 |publisher=[[Orion Publishing Group]] |location=London |isbn=0-75284-936-0 |page=99}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSsVi6rBMs8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/gSsVi6rBMs8 |archive-date=2021-12-19 |url-status=live|title=Visage - Pleasure Boys |work=www.youtube.com |accessdate=2012-10-10}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The clip was included on band's 1986 video release, ''[[Visage (video)|Visage]]''.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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*[[Billy Currie]] — synthesizer
*[[Billy Currie]] — synthesizer
*[[Dave Formula]] — synthesizer
*[[Dave Formula]] — synthesizer
*[[Gary Barnacle]] — bass
*[[Steve Barnacle]] — bass


==Chart performance==
==Chart performance==
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!align="center"|Peak<br />position
!align="center"|Peak<br />position
|-
|-
|align="left"|[[UK Singles Chart|United Kingdom]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/search-results-album/_/Pleasure+Boys#single|title=The Official Charts Company - Pleasure Boys by Visage Search |date=6 May 2013|publisher=The Official Charts Company}}</ref>
|align="left"|[[UK Singles Chart|United Kingdom]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Pleasure+Boys|title=The Official Charts Company - Pleasure Boys by Visage Search |date=6 May 2013|publisher=The Official Charts Company}}</ref>
|align="center"|44
|align="center"|44
|-
|-
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[[Category:1982 singles]]
[[Category:1982 singles]]
[[Category:Visage songs]]
[[Category:Visage (band) songs]]
[[Category:1982 songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Steve Strange]]
[[Category:Songs written by Rusty Egan]]
[[Category:Songs written by Billy Currie]]
[[Category:Songs written by Dave Formula]]
[[Category:Polydor Records singles]]

Latest revision as of 21:08, 5 December 2023

"Pleasure Boys"
Single by Visage
from the album Fade to Grey – The Singles Collection
B-side"The Anvil"
Released29 October 1982
RecordedTrident Studios, 1982
Genre
Length3:35
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Steve Strange, Rusty Egan, Billy Currie, Dave Formula, Steve Barnacle
Producer(s)Visage
Visage singles chronology
"Night Train"
(1982)
"Pleasure Boys"
(1982)
"Love Glove"
(1984)
12" single cover

"Pleasure Boys" is a song by the British synth-pop group Visage, released as a single on Polydor Records in October 1982.

Background

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Initially a non-album single, "Pleasure Boys" was included on the Fade to Grey – The Singles Collection compilation album in 1983. As well as the standard 7" and 12" formats, the single was also released as a limited edition 7" picture disc. It was the first release by Visage after the departure of Midge Ure, who had left the group due to creative differences with Steve Strange and also to concentrate on his role in Ultravox. Possibly due to Ure's absence, "Pleasure Boys" was the first Visage single to miss the UK Top 40 after a string of five hits during the 1981-82 period.

Music video

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The music video for "Pleasure Boys" was directed by Tim Pope.[1] The black and white clip pictures Steve Strange recreating Marlon Brando's look from his 1953 film The Wild One, riding a Harley-Davidson motorbike.[2][3] The clip was included on band's 1986 video release, Visage.

Track listing

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  • 7" single (1982)
A. "Pleasure Boys" – 3:34
B. "The Anvil" – 4:26
  • 12" single (1982)
A. "Pleasure Boys" (Dance Mix) – 6:58
B. "The Anvil" (Dance Mix) – 6:14

Personnel

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Chart performance

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Chart Peak
position
United Kingdom[4] 44

References

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  1. ^ "Visage - "Pleasure boys"". www.mvdbase.com. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  2. ^ Strange, Steve (2002). Blitzed! The Autobiography of Steve Strange. London: Orion Publishing Group. p. 99. ISBN 0-75284-936-0.
  3. ^ "Visage - Pleasure Boys". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  4. ^ "The Official Charts Company - Pleasure Boys by Visage Search". The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.