| "Squares And Triangles" | ||||
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| Single by Thompson Twins | ||||
| B-side | "Could Be Her...Could Be You" "Weather Station" (1982 re-release) "Modern Plumbing" (1982 re-release) | |||
| Released | April 1980 26 February 1982 (re-release) | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Length | 3:18 | |||
| Label | Dirty Discs; T Records | |||
| Songwriters | Pete Dodd; Thompson Twins | |||
| Producers | Alan O'Duffy; Alex Burak: Thompson Twins | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 Red/green sleeve | ||||
| Alternative cover | ||||
 Red/white sleeve | ||||
| Alternative cover | ||||
 Black/white 1982 re-release | ||||
"Squares And Triangles" is the debut single released by Thompson Twins. It was written when the band was a four-piece consisting of Tom Bailey,Pete Dodd,John Roog,and Chris Bell. The single was originally released in three different colored sleeves (red/yellow,red/green,red/white). [1] In 1982,the single was re-released in a black/white sleeve as a free EP along with the album Set [2] featuring "Weather Station",a track composed by Tom Bailey for an independent film called 'The Onlooker' (1982) and "Modern Plumbing". [3] "Modern Plumbing" was a song recorded in late 1979 by The Blankets,a project including Tom Bailey,John Hade,and Traci. The track was used as the intro tape to the live shows for the first year or two of performing in London. [4]