Sunset Now

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"Sunset Now"
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Single by Heaven 17
from the album How Men Are
B-side "Counterforce"
Released20 August 1984
Genre
Length3:40
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Heaven 17 singles chronology
"Crushed by the Wheels of Industry"
(1983)		"Sunset Now"
(1984)		"This Is Mine"
(1984)
Music video
"Sunset Now" on YouTube

"Sunset Now" is a song by the English synth-pop band Heaven 17, released on 20 August 1984 as the first single from their third studio album, How Men Are (1984). [1] It was written by Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware, and produced by Marsh and Ware (British Electric Foundation) and Greg Walsh. It reached No. 24 in the UK, remaining on the charts for six weeks. [2] A music video was filmed to promote the single.

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Critical reception

Upon release, Adrian Thrills of the NME stated: "It is difficult to take an active dislike to Heaven 17, but it is even harder to find anything other than flat, flawless worthinness in their music. I'd love 'Sunset Now' if I could, but it tells me nothing about the frenzy of political struggle or even how I feel about my all-time favourite dancer. It is merely another record, another numb artefact. I guess the Fairlight is just not the instrument from which dreams are made." Andy Coyne for Sounds wrote: "Hardly a great achievement from the creators of "Fascist Groove Thang" but as pop fare it's strong enough. I know this is going to really irritate after about two weeks. Oh, what could have been."

Paul Simper from Number One commented: "More happy returns. A year on, Heaven 17 seem to have refined the mannered funk of 'Crushed By The Wheels'. 'Sunset Now' sees Glenn Gregory in fine voice, with Afrodiziak helping out on backing vocals, and points to an excellent third album in September." [3] Aaron Badgley of AllMusic retrospectively said: "'Sunset Now', 'Flamedown' and the brilliant 'This Is Mine' are just a few of the reasons for this album's greatness". [4]

Formats

7-inch single

  1. "Sunset Now" – 3:40
  2. "Counterforce" – 3:02

12-inch single

  1. "Sunset Now (Extended version)" – 5:21
  2. "Flamedown" – 3:14
  3. "Counterforce" – 3:02
  4. " Sunset Now (Album version)" – 3:40
  5. "Counterforce II" – 3:08

12-inch single (US release)

  1. "Sunset Now (LP version)" – 3:40
  2. "Counterforce 1" – 3:02
  3. "Sunset Now (Extended version)" – 5:21

Cassette single

  1. "Sunset Now (Album version)" – 3:42
  2. "Counterforce" – 3:02
  3. "Sunset Now (Extended version)" – 5:20
  4. "Flamedown" – 3:14
  5. "Counterforce" – 3:02
  6. "Sunset Now (Album version)" – 3:42
  7. "Counterforce II" – 3:07

First two tracks not credited on cover.

Personnel

Credits sourced from the original album liner notes Heaven 17

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (1984)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [5] 93
Irish Singles Chart [6] 18
UK singles chart [2] 24
U.S. Hot Dance/Disco Club Play [7] 39

References

  1. ↑ "News". Record Mirror . 11 August 1984. p. 4.
  2. 1 2 "Heaven 17 - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Heaven 17 - Articles and reviews". Heaven17.de. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  4. ↑ Aaron Badgley. "How Men Are - Heaven 17 | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  5. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 137. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  6. ↑ Ward, Jaclyn. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  7. ↑ Billboard (28 January 2018). "Music Charts, News, Photos & Video". Billboard. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
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