Crushed by the Wheels of Industry

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"Crushed by the Wheels of Industry"
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Single by Heaven 17
from the album The Luxury Gap
B-side "Crushed by the Wheels of Industry (Part II)"
Released12 August 1983
Genre Synthpop, new wave
Length3:43
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Heaven 17 singles chronology
"Come Live With Me"
(1983)		"Crushed by the Wheels of Industry"
(1983)		"Sunset Now"
(1984)

"Crushed by the Wheels of Industry" is a song by the British synthpop band Heaven 17, released on 12 August 1983 as the fifth and final single from their second studio album, The Luxury Gap (1983). [1] It was written by Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware, and produced by Marsh and Ware (as British Electric Foundation) and Greg Walsh. It reached number 17 in the UK Singles Chart and would be the band's last top 20 hit in the UK until 1992's Brothers in Rhythm remix of "Temptation". [2]

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Critical reception

Upon release, Tom Hibbert of Smash Hits commented: "Highly entertaining pop funk with sardonic 'woo-woos' and a cynical jab at society in general. Witty dance music with gormless backing chants and a piano that is everything that Shakatak isn't." Number One wrote: "Thankfully Heaven 17 have finally clicked and make dance records that you can actually dance to (unlike "Penthouse and Pavement"). Now their stylish sound is pure nourishment for the feet, as well as for the head and heart." Paul Simper for Number One said: "The threesome did work pretty hard at getting a hit before with fine dance records like "Penthouse and Pavement" and "Play to Win"; "Crushed By the Wheels" is along similar lines and though still less than great it's easily the best of the three they've made as popstars." [3]

Formats

7" single
  1. "Crushed by the Wheels of Industry (Part I)" - 3:43
  2. "Crushed by the Wheels of Industry (Part II)" - 3:15
12" single
  1. "Crushed by the Wheels of Industry (Parts I & II - Uninterrupted single version)" - 6:58
  2. "Crushed by the Wheels of Industry (Album version)" - 5:55
  3. "Crushed by the Wheels of Industry (Extended dance version)" - 6:21
12" single (US release)
  1. "Crushed by the Wheels of Industry (Industrial Mix)" - 6:54
  2. "Crushed by the Wheels of Industry (Album version)" - 5:51
  3. "Crushed by the Wheels of Industry (Dub version)" - 6:17
12" single (Canada release)
  1. "Crushed by the Wheels of Industry (The Industrial version)" - 6:52
  2. "Crushed by the Wheels of Industry (The Extended dance version)" - 6:20

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [4]

Heaven 17

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (1983)Peak
position
French Singles Chart [5] 34
Irish Singles Chart [6] 10
UK Singles Chart [2] 17

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References

  1. ↑ "New Singles". Music & Video Week . 13 August 1983. p. 24. ISSN   0265-1548.
  2. 1 2 "Heaven 17 - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Heaven 17 - Articles and reviews". Heaven17.de. 1 September 1983. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  4. ↑ The Luxury Gap (liner notes). Heaven 17. Virgin Records. 1983. V2253.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ "InfoDisc : Tout les Titres par Artiste". Infodisc.fr. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  6. ↑ Jaclyn Ward. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
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