Vienna (Ultravox song)

song written and composed by Warren Cann, Chris Cross, Billy Currie and Midge Ure, originally recorded by Ultravox and released in 1981

"Vienna" is a 1981 song by British new wave band Ultravox and is the title track from their fourth studio album Vienna. It was performed live at Live Aid in 1985 and remains one of their signature songs. It topped the single charts in Belgium, Ireland and the Netherlands. It also went to number 2 in the United Kingdom and New Zealand. It was re-issued in 1993.

"Vienna"
Single by Ultravox
from the album Vienna
B-side
  • "Passionate Reply"
  • "Herr X" (12-inch single only)
Released9 January 1981 (1981-01-09)
StudioRAK (London)
Genre
Length
  • 4:37 (single edit)
  • 4:53 (album and 12-inch version)
LabelChrysalis
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Ultravox singles chronology
"Passing Strangers"
(1980)
"Vienna"
(1981)
"All Stood Still"
(1981)

Track listings

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All songs written and composed by Warren Cann, Chris Cross, Billy Currie and Midge Ure, except where noted.

7-inch vinyl

  • UK, Australia: Chrysalis / CHS 2481
  • Germany, Netherlands: Chrysalis / 102 905
Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Vienna" (Single edit) 4:37
Side two
No. Title Length
1. "Passionate Reply"   4:17

12-inch vinyl

  • UK, France: Chrysalis / CHS 12 2481
  • Germany: Chrysalis / 600 352-213
  • Netherlands: Chrysalis / 12.2481
Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Vienna"   4:53
Side two
No. Title Length
1. "Passionate Reply"   4:17
2. "Herr X"   5:49

CD

  • UK: Chrysalis / CDCHS 3936
  • UK: Chrysalis / CDCHSS 3936 ("Limited edition collectors pack CD1 of a 2CD set", with space for the second CD)
No. TitleArtist Length
1. "Vienna"  Ultravox 4:37
2. "Answers to Nothing"  Midge Ure 3:40
3. "The Voice"  Ultravox 4:24
4. "Wastelands"  Midge Ure 4:22

UK: Chrysalis / CDCHS 3937

No. TitleArtist Length
1. "Vienna"  Ultravox 4:37
2. "Call of the Wild"  Midge Ure 4:18
3. "One Small Day"  Ultravox 4:27
4. "Hymn"  Ultravox 4:24

References

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