Wired for Sound (song)

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"Wired for Sound"
Wired for Sound Cliff Richard single sleeve.jpg
Single by Cliff Richard
from the album Wired for Sound
B-side "Hold On"
Released17 August 1981 [1]
RecordedMay–July 1981
Genre Pop rock
Length3:37
Label EMI
Songwriter(s) Alan Tarney, B.A. Robertson
Producer(s) Alan Tarney
Cliff Richard singles chronology
"A Little in Love"
(1981)
"Wired for Sound"
(1981)
"Daddy's Home"
(1981)
Music video
"Wired for Sound" on YouTube

"Wired for Sound" is a song recorded by English singer Cliff Richard, released in 1981 as the lead single for his album of the same name. The song reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart and was certified silver by the BPI for sales over 250,000. [2] [3] The song reached number 2 in Australia and South Africa, and was a hit in a number of European countries. The song was written by Alan Tarney and B.A. Robertson.

Contents

A live version of the song was released in 1990 as an extra track on Richard's CD and 12" single of "From a Distance".

The music video was filmed at Milton Keynes Shopping Centre. [4]

Chart performance and certifications

Covers

In May 2000, Australian duo B(if)tek featuring Julee Cruise released an electronic music cover version as a single from their album 2020. [24] It reached number 82 in the Australian charts. [25]

English alternative rock band Shed Seven recorded a cover for an unreleased Cliff Richard tribute album. Their version was later released on the limited edition bonus cd of their greatest hits compilation Going For Gold , released in 1999.

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