Secret Separation

"Secret Separation"
Single by the Fixx
from the album Walkabout
B-side	"Sense the Adventure" "Rediscover" (12" only)
Released	12 May 1986 (1986-05-12) [1]
Recorded	1985
Genre	New wave
Length	3:51
Label	MCA
Songwriters	Dan K. Brown, Cy Curnin, Rupert Greenall, Jeannette Obstoj, Jamie West-Oram, Adam Woods
Producer	Rupert Hine
The Fixx singles chronology
"Less Cities, More Moving People" (1985) "Secret Separation" (1986) "Built For the Future" (1986)

"Secret Separation" is a song by British new wave rock group the Fixx, released by MCA Records in the US on 12 May 1986, with a later UK release on 16 June 1986. ^[2] It was the first single from their fourth studio album Walkabout . The single peaked at #19 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in July 1986 ^[3] and peaked at No. 1 on the US Album Rock Tracks chart. ^[4] The single also peaked at #39 in Canada and #83 in the United Kingdom.

Music video

The music video features an actor sitting at a control panel observing the band playing in an abandoned building filled with random items.

Track listing

7" vinyl

1. "Secret Separation" — 3:51
2. "Sense the Adventure" — 3:42

12" vinyl

1. "Secret Separation" — 7:00
2. "Sense the Adventure" — 3:42
3. "Rediscover" — 4:03

Chart performance

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Canadian Singles Chart	39
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) [5]	83
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	19
U.S. Billboard Album Rock Tracks	1

References

1. Ultimate Collection (Media notes). The Fixx. US: Hip-O. 1999. p. 9. 088 112 117 2.
2. "New Singles" (PDF). Music Week . London, UK: United Magazines Ltd. 14 June 1986. p. 34. ISSN   0265-1548 . Retrieved 20 January 2026– via World Radio History.
3. The Billboard Hot 100 Chart Listing For The Fixx
4. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks (1981-2008). Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 93. ISBN   978-0-89820-174-1.
5. "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved August 17, 2021.