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| Released | 24 February 1984 [1] | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, new wave | |||
| Length | 36:27 (Vinyl) 41:13 (CD) | |||
| Label | 21/Polygram (US) Mercury | |||
| Producer | Shell Schellekens | |||
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| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Kerrang! | (mixed) [6] |
N.E.W.S. (Also known as North East West South) is an album by Dutch hard rock band Golden Earring, released in 1984 (see 1984 in music).
All songs written by Hay and Kooymans.
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [7] | 91 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [8] | 1 |
| US Billboard 200 [9] | 107 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Netherlands (NVPI) [10] | Gold | 50,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Golden Earring was a Dutch rock band, founded in 1961 in The Hague as The Tornados. They achieved worldwide fame with their international hit songs "Radar Love" in 1973, which went to number one on the Dutch chart, reached the top ten in the United Kingdom, and went to number thirteen on the United States chart, "Twilight Zone" in 1982, and "When the Lady Smiles" in 1984. During their career they had nearly 30 top-ten singles on the Dutch charts and released 25 studio albums.
Golden Earring is the self-titled album by Dutch rock band Golden Earring, released in 1970. Fans often refer to it as Wall of Dolls due to the cover artwork. This is the first Golden Earring album with drummer Cesar Zuiderwijk as a member. From that time, all four members of the band on this album have remained in the lineup.
Seven Tears is an album by Dutch rock band Golden Earring, released in 1971. The album was not issued in the U.S.
Moontan is the ninth album by Dutch rock band Golden Earring, released in 1973. It contains the radio hit "Radar Love", and was voted ninth-best Dutch pop album ever by readers of music magazine Oor in 2008. In the Q & Mojo Classic Special Edition Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock, the album rated No. 32 in its list of "40 Cosmic Rock Albums". Moontan is the band's most successful album in the United States, being the only Golden Earring album to be certified Gold by the RIAA.
Switch is the tenth album by Dutch rock band Golden Earring, released in 1975.
To the Hilt is an album by Dutch rock band Golden Earring, released in 1976.
Contraband is an album by Dutch rock band Golden Earring, released in 1976 in Europe and 1977 in the US.
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Grab It for a Second is an album by Dutch rock band Golden Earring, released in 1978.
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Prisoner of the Night is an album by Dutch hard rock band Golden Earring, released in 1980. In the US, the album was titled Long Blond Animal.
2nd Live is the second live album by Dutch hard rock band Golden Earring, released in May 1981. The album was not issued in the U.S.
Cut is the sixteenth studio album by Dutch hard rock band Golden Earring, released in 1982. The album spawned the hit song "Twilight Zone," which reached No. 1 in the Netherlands and No. 1 in the United States on Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks
Something Heavy Going Down is the third live album by Dutch hard rock band Golden Earring, released in 1984.
The Hole is the eighteenth studio album by the Dutch hard rock band Golden Earring, released in 1986. The band gave a free promotion concert in support of the album on the beach of Scheveningen for an audience of 185,000. Anton Corbijn directed a video clip for the single "Quiet Eyes". It was made in the same black and white style as the photographs he made for the inner sleeve of the album.
The Naked Truth is the fourth live album by Dutch hard rock band Golden Earring, released in 1992. All songs were performed with acoustic instruments. The album has been released over the decade with additional tracks under the titles The Complete Naked Truth and Fully Naked.
Naked II is the second live acoustic album and fifth live overall album by Dutch hard rock band Golden Earring, released in 1997. The album was not issued in the U.S.
Paradise in Distress is the twenty-third album by Dutch hard rock band Golden Earring, released in 1999. The album was not issued in the U.S.
Last Blast of the Century is the sixth live album by Dutch hard rock band Golden Earring, released in 2000. The album was not issued in the U.S.
"Twilight Zone" is a 1982 hit by Dutch band Golden Earring. It was written by the band's guitarist George Kooymans, who drew inspiration from the spy thriller book The Bourne Identity rather than the 1960s mystery television series The Twilight Zone. The song "Twilight Zone" appears on Golden Earring's 1982 album Cut. It spent 27 weeks on the US Pop charts. It was the group's sole Top 10 Pop single on the US Billboard Hot 100 and hit No. 1 on the Billboard Top Album Tracks chart, the band's only No. 1 hit in America.
