Misty Circles

"Misty Circles" is a song written and recorded by English band Dead or Alive. It was co-produced by the band and Zeus B. Held and released as the first single from Dead or Alive's debut album Sophisticated Boom Boom.

Background

"Misty Circles" was the first song to be released by Dead or Alive after being signed to a major label, Epic Records. The band's prior single releases were issued independently. This song was not very successful, but it managed to peak at number 100 on the UK Singles Chart. In 1984, the song was placed on the B-side of "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)". As both sides earned significant play in American nightclubs, they charted together as a double-sided hit on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart, peaking at number four. The band performed it before a live audience on Razzmatazz, which featured Burns in dreadlocks, wearing a Vivienne Westwood outfit and large hat similar to Boy George's then appearance, thus creating some temporary friction between the two performers for short period of time.

Track listing

UK 7"
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Misty Circles"	3:45
2.	"Misty Circles (Instrumental)"	3:44

UK 12"
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Misty Circles (Dance Mix)"	9:14
2.	"Misty Circles (Dub Mix)"	6:14
3.	"Selfish Side"	2:35

Chart performance

The single became the group's first entry on the UK Singles Chart in June 1983, as well as their lowest peaking single, charting to #100. Also gaining play in U.S. clubs, it reached #4 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart in 1983.

Chart (1983)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	100
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	4

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Dead or Alive

Pete Burns Mike Percy Steve Coy Timothy Lever Martin Healy Mick Reid Walter Ogden Paul Hornby Phil Hurst Pete Lloyd Joe Musker Sue James Adrian Mitchley Wayne Hussey Peter Oxendale Jason Alburey

Studio albums	Sophisticated Boom Boom (1984) Youthquake (1985) Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know (1987) Nude (1989) Fan the Flame (Part 1) (1990) Nukleopatra (1995) Fragile (2000)

Remix albums	Nude (Remixed, Remodelled, Remixed) (1991) Unbreakable (2001)

Other albums	Rip It Up (1987) Love, Pete (1992) Star Box (1993) Evolution: The Hits (2003) That's The Way I Like It: The Best of Dead or Alive (2010) Sophisticated Boom Box MMXVI (2016)

Singles	"I'm Falling" "Number Eleven" "It's Been Hours Now" "The Stranger" "Misty Circles" "What I Want" "I'd Do Anything" "That's the Way (I Like It)" "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" "Lover Come Back to Me" "In Too Deep" "My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me to the Doctor)" "Brand New Lover" "Something in My House" "Hooked on Love" "I'll Save You All My Kisses" "Son of A Gun" "Turn Around & Count 2 Ten" "Come Home with Me Baby" "Baby Don't Say Goodbye" "Your Sweetness (Is Your Weakness)" "Gone 2 Long" "Unhappy Birthday" "Rebel Rebel" "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) 96" "Sex Drive" "Hit and Run Lover" "You Spin Me Round 2003"

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