| Tazer Up! | ||||
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| Released | 11 December 2012 | |||
| Genre | Rock/Pop | |||
| Length | 49:34 | |||
| Label | Digitally Sound Records | |||
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Tazer Up! is an album by new wave band Wang Chung, released on 11 December 2012. It is the first full-length studio album released by the band since 1989's The Warmer Side of Cool . [1]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dance Hall Days [Psychemagik Remix]" | 4:01 |
| 2. | "City of Light" | 3:28 |
| 3. | "Let's Get Along" | 4:01 |
| 4. | "Rent Free" | 3:30 |
| 5. | "Justify Your Tone" | 4:49 |
| 6. | "Driving You" | 5:33 |
| 7. | "Why?" | 4:07 |
| 8. | "London Orbital" | 4:28 |
| 9. | "Abducted by the 80's" | 4:28 |
| 10. | "Overwhelming Feeling" | 3:51 |
| 11. | "Stargazing" | 7:18 |
| Total length: | 49:34 | |
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