Resistance (Clock DVA song)

"Resistance"
Cover of the 12" single
Single by Clock DVA
from the album Advantage
B-side	"The Secret Life of the Big Black Suit (Instrumental) The Suit Walks On (Size 12)"
Released	April 1983 [1]
Length	3:50
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Browse, Carruthers, Dennis, Newton, Sanderson
Producer(s)	Hugh Jones
Clock DVA singles chronology
"High Holy Disco Mass" (1982) "Resistance" (1983) "Breakdown" (1983)
Music video
"Resistance" on YouTube

"Resistance" is a song by the English post-punk band Clock DVA. It was the first single released in support of their third studio album, Advantage (1983). ^[2]

A music video was also released for "Resistance" in 1983. ^[3]

Reception

Martin Hebbert of the Black Country Evening Mail called "Resistance" a "dynamic track" with a "snappy dance floor beat", in an otherwise unenthusiastic review of Advantage . ^[4] M.C. of the Burton Mail described the track as "electronic dance music for the 1940s" that would "have Humphrey Bogart tripping the light fantastic". ^[5]

Formats and track listing

UK 7" single

1. "Resistance" – 3:50
2. "The Secret Life of the Big Black Suit (Instrumental) The Suit Walks On (Size 12)" – 3:35

UK 12" single

1. "Resistance" (extended version) – 5:50
2. "The Secret Life of the Big Black Suit (Instrumental) The Suit Walks On (Size 12)" – 3:35

Personnel

Personnel adapted from the single and album's liner notes. ^{[3] [6]}

Clock DVA Paul Browse – saxophone John Valentine Carruthers – guitar Dean Dennis – bass guitar Adi Newton – vocals, trumpet, and sleeve concept Nick Sanderson – drums and percussion

Production and additional personnel Peter Anderson – photography Peter Barrett – sleeve design Peter Care – lighting Hugh Jones – producer and engineer

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	1983	Polydor	7", 12"	POSP 578

References

1. "Clock DVA: Resistance". Telegraph & Argus . 12 April 1983. p. 16. Retrieved 2 September 2025– via newspapers.com.
2. "Albums". Telegraph & Argus . 14 June 1983. p. 10. Retrieved 2 September 2025– via newspapers.com.
3. Resistance. Clock DVA (sleeve). London, UK: Polydor. 1983.
4. "Time for a change". Black Country Evening Mail . 2 July 1983. p. 19. Retrieved 2 September 2023– via newspapers.com.
5. "Chicago style beat". Burton Mail . 7 October 1983. p. 12. Retrieved 2 September 2025– via newspapers.com.
6. Advantage. Clock DVA (sleeve). London, UK: Polydor. 1983.