"Wedding Bells" | ||||
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Single by Godley & Creme | ||||
from the album Ismism | ||||
B-side | "Babies" | |||
Released | 9 November 1981 | |||
Studio | Lymehouse Studio (Leatherhead, Surrey) | |||
Length | 3:22 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Songwriter(s) | Godley & Creme | |||
Producer(s) | Godley & Creme | |||
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Music video | ||||
"Wedding Bells" on YouTube |
"Wedding Bells" is a song written and recorded by English duo Godley & Creme, released as the second single from their fourth studio album, Ismism (1981). The single peaked at No. 7 on the UK Singles Chart in December 1981. [1]
The single's B-side, "Babies", a synth-pop song, was later included as a bonus track on the double CD compilation Freeze Frame...Plus + Ismism...Plus, released in the UK in 2004, [2] and on a 2006 Japanese reissue of Ismism. [3]
The single's cover was taken by music photographer Peter Ashworth.
Chart | Position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report) [4] | 44 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [5] | 23 |
Ireland (IRMA) [6] | 13 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [7] | 44 |
UK Singles (OCC) [8] | 7 |
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