The Voice (Ultravox song)

"The Voice"
Single by Ultravox
from the album Rage in Eden
B-side	"Paths and Angles" "Private Lives (Live)" "All Stood Still (Live)"
Released	30 October 1981 (1981-10-30) [1]
Recorded	1981 at Conny’s Studio in Cologne, West Germany
Genre	Synthpop, new wave
Length	4:23
Label	Chrysalis
Songwriters	Warren Cann, Chris Cross, Billy Currie, Midge Ure
Producers	Ultravox and Conny Plank
Ultravox singles chronology
"The Thin Wall" (1981) "The Voice" (1981) "Reap the Wild Wind" (1982)
Music video
"The Voice" (video #2) by Ultravox on YouTube

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Voice" (single edit)	4:23

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Paths and Angles"	4:19

12" vinyl

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Voice"	5:59
2.	"Paths and Angles"	4:19

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Private Lives" (recorded live at Crystal Palace Bowl, 13 June 1981)	4:51
2.	"All Stood Still" (recorded live at Crystal Palace Bowl, 13 June 1981)	4:19

Videos

There were two different videos made for the single. One has the band miming a performance in a slanted room; the band members appear to be standing at an unnatural angle. The other video is more elaborate, contains war imagery, single-word slogans in knock-out text, features Billy Currie appearing as a radio announcer, and Midge Ure as a soldier. The Voice, was the fourth and final music video directed by Russell Mulcahy that was included on the Ultravox The Collection video compilation. Midge Ure and Chris Cross continued to direct Ultravox next music videos. ^{[5] [6]}

Live performances

Live versions of the song appear on the live albums Monument and Return to Eden.

References

1. "Record News - The Voice of Ultravox". New Musical Express . 31 October 1981. p. 41. Retrieved 1 November 2025– via Flickr.
2. "The Official Charts Company - Ultravox - The Voice". Official Charts . Retrieved 9 January 2009.
3. "irishcharts.ie search results for Ultravox" . Retrieved 9 January 2009.
4. ULTRAVOX - THE VOICE (SONG) Retrieved November 2016
5. Credits, Ultravox The Collection VHS, Chrysalis - 1M 14, DVD Chrysalis - 7243 4 81230
6. "imvdb". 1 October 2023.