| "Sleepwalk" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Single by Ultravox | ||||
| from the album Vienna | ||||
| B-side | "Waiting" | |||
| Released | 20 June 1980 | |||
| Recorded | February 1980 | |||
| Studio | RAK (London) | |||
| Genre | Electronic [1] | |||
| Length | 3:10 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) |
| |||
| Ultravox singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
"Sleepwalk" is a song by Ultravox, released on 20 June 1980 [2] [3] [4] , as the first single from their fourth album Vienna , and their first with Midge Ure as frontman. It was Ultravox's first UK top 30 chart hit, reaching number 29 in August 1980. [5]
"Sleepwalk" was the first song the band recorded with Midge Ure February 1980 at RAK Studios, London. Rather than offering a demo tape of several songs to Chrysalis Records the reformed band opted to do a "finished" version of "Sleepwalk" with producer Conny Plank, a recording that clinched the band's record deal with Chrysalis Records. The original version was later remixed May 1980 at Conny's Studio in Cologne for inclusion on the band's album Vienna . There is no difference between the album version and the single version. The lyrics to the song were written by Warren Cann. It was released as a single in June 1980. [6]
As well as the standard black vinyl, the 7 Inch was released as a limited clear vinyl. The 12" release does not contain an extended version of the song, or a third/additional song, [7] in fact it is simply a double A-sided promo single, with only "Sleepwalk" on each side.
The single's B-side, "Waiting" is a more solemn, bass-laden affair in comparison to the faster synth work of the A-side. It was recorded and mixed March 1980 at Matrix Studios, London. It now appears on the CD re-issue of Vienna as a bonus track, as well as various other Ultravox compilations.
