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Dancing with Tears in My Eyes

original song written and composed by Midge Ure, Chris Cross, Warren Cann and Billy Currie, originally recorded by Ultravox and released in 1984

"Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" is a 1984 song by British new wave band Ultravox and is the second single from their seventh studio album Lament. It went to number 2 in Belgium, number 3 in the United Kingdom, number 6 in the Netherlands and Poland, number 7 in Germany, number 8 in Ireland, number 16 in Switzerland, number 36 in France and number 38 in New Zealand. It failed to chart in the United States.

"Dancing with Tears in My Eyes"
Single by Ultravox
from the album Lament
B-side"Building"
ReleasedMay 1984
GenreSynth-pop[1][2]
Length4:10
LabelChrysalis
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ultravox
Ultravox singles chronology
"One Small Day"
(1984) 		"Dancing with Tears in My Eyes"
(1984) 		"Lament"
(1984)

Track listing

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7" vinyl

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  • UK: Chrysalis – UV 1
  • Germany: Chrysalis – 106 449
  • US: Chrysalis – VS4 42781
  • Canada: Chrysalis – CHS – 42781
Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes"   4:10
Side two
No. Title Length
1. "Building"   3:11

12" vinyl (UK and Europe)

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  • UK: Chrysalis - UVX 1
  • Germany: Chrysalis - 601 322
Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" (Special Re-Mix) 10:00
Side two
No. Title Length
1. "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes"   4:10
2. "Building"   3:11

12" vinyl (North America)

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  • US: Chrysalis – 4V9 42783
  • Canada: Chrysalis – CS 42783
Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" (Extended) 7:44
Side two
No. Title Length
1. "One Small Day" (Club Version) 7:48

References

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  1. ↑ Pain, Andrew (24 May 2013). "Midge Ure at the ARC in Stockton – An intimate evening with pop legend". Gazette Live. Retrieved 7 May 2014. the likes of Vienna, Reap the Wild Wind and Dancing with Tears in My Eyes becoming instant synth-pop classics.
  2. ↑ "Ultravox tours Germany in November". Sixth Sense. 21 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2 August 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2013. After a string of synthpop hits, including Dancing with Tears in My Eyes, the band split in 1986, with lead singer Midge Ure going on to solo success.
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