| New Toy | |
| Type: | ep |
| Artist: | Lene Lovich |
| Cover: | New Toy (EP).jpg |
| Released: | 1981 |
| Recorded: | 1980–81 |
| Genre: | New wave |
| Length: | 21:17 |
| Label: | Stiff |
| Prev Title: | Flex |
| Prev Year: | 1979 |
| Next Title: | No Man's Land |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
New Toy is the first extended play by English-American singer-songwriter Lene Lovich released in 1981 by Stiff Records. It was released outside the United Kingdom in three different versions, one featured six new songs, while the other two contained songs from her previous albums, Stateless (1978) and Flex (1979).
The main single "New Toy", in which she makes fun of the consumer society, was released in February 1981 and became successful in charts, peaking at number 19 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs[1] number 53 on the UK Singles Chart,[2] and number 29 on the Australian Kent Music Report.[3] It was written by Thomas Dolby, about his new Fairlight CMI synthesizer. He created the song specifically for Lovich after seeing her perform live. It was also used in Italy as the first ending theme for the anime series Attack No. 1 in 1981.[4]
The songs "Special Star" and "Savages" later appeared on her third studio album, No Man's Land (1982) and all the songs from the EP appeared on the CD re-issue of the album.
| Chart (1981) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 29 | |
| UK (Official Charts Company) | 53 |
. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 182.
. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 182.