Thrill Has Gone

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"Thrill Has Gone"
Thrill Has Gone.jpg
Single by Texas
from the album Southside
B-side "Nowhere Left to Hide", "Dimples"
Released24 April 1989 (1989-04-24) [1]
Genre Pop rock
Length3:32
Label Mercury, Phonogram
Songwriter(s) Johnny McElhone, Sharleen Spiteri
Producer(s) Tim Palmer
Texas singles chronology
"I Don't Want a Lover"
(1989)		"Thrill Has Gone"
(1989)		"Everyday Now"
(1989)
Music video
"Thrill Has Gone" on YouTube

"Thrill Has Gone" is the second single released from Scottish band Texas's first studio album, Southside (1989). The song peaked at number 60 on the UK Singles Chart and number 19 in New Zealand, becoming their last top-20 hit there until "Say What You Want (All Day, Every Day)" in 1998.

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Critical reception

Jerry Smith, reviewer of British music newspaper Music Week , called this track a "memorable slice of smooth rock/pop... marked by another stunning vocal" equal to band's previous hit "I Don't Want a Lover" and expressed an assurance that it will "bring more success". [2]

Track listings

7-inch single [3]

A. "Thrill Has Gone"
B. "Nowhere Left to Hide"

12-inch and CD single [4] [5]

  1. "Thrill Has Gone"
  2. "Nowhere Left to Hide"
  3. "Dimples"

Charts

Chart performance for "Thrill Has Gone"
Chart (1989)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [7] 60
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [8] 19
UK Singles (OCC) [9] 60
West Germany (Official German Charts) [10] 73

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References

  1. ↑ "New Singles". Music Week . 22 April 1989. p. 47.
  2. ↑ Smith, Jerry (6 May 1989). "Review: Texas – Thrill Has Gone" (PDF). Music Week . London. p. 27. ISSN   0265-1548. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022– via World Radio History.
  3. ↑ Thrill Has Gone (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Texas. Mercury Records, Phonogram Records. 1989. TEX 2, 872 776-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ Thrill Has Gone (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Texas. Mercury Records, Phonogram Records. 1989. TEX 212, 872 777-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ Thrill Has Gone (UK CD single liner notes). Texas. Mercury Records, Phonogram Records. 1989. TEX CD2, 872 777-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ Thrill Has Gone (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Texas. Mercury Records, Phonogram Records. 1989. TEX P 212.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 277.
  8. ↑ "Texas – Thrill Has Gone". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Texas – Thrill Has Gone" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
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