New Song (Howard Jones song)

original song written, composed, and performed by Howard Jones

"New Song" is a 1983 debut song by Howard Jones and taken from his debut studio album Human's Lib. It went to number 3 in the United Kingdom and Ireland, number 10 in Sweden, number 15 in Switzerland and number 27 in the United States.

"New Song"
Single by Howard Jones
from the album Human's Lib
Released15 August 1983 (1983-08-15)[1]
Recorded1983
GenreSynthpop, new wave[2]
Length4:16
LabelWEA
Songwriter(s)Howard Jones
Producer(s)Colin Thurston
Howard Jones singles chronology
"New Song"
(1983)
"What Is Love?"
(1983)

Track listing change

7" vinyl (UK)
  1. "New Song" (Jones) – 4:16
  2. "Change the Man" (Jones) – 4:30
7" vinyl (US)
  1. "New Song" (Jones) – 4:16
  2. "Conditioning" (Jones/Bryant) – 4:02
12" vinyl
  1. "New Song" (Extended Mix) (Jones) – 5:21
  2. "Change the Man" (Jones) – 4:30
  3. "Conditioning" (Jones/Bryant) – 4:55

References change

  1. "Helping Howard" (PDF). Music Week. 20 August 1983. p. 3. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  2. "Howard Jones goes it alone, revealing how 'New Song' and other hits were created". 1 February 2018.