Nowhere Girl (song) explained

Nowhere Girl
Cover:Nowhere Girl, single.jpg
Type:single
Artist:B-Movie
Album:Forever Running
B-Side:Scare Some Life into Me
Released:2 November 1980, 1982
Genre:New wave, post-punk[1]
Label:Some Bizzare, Sire
Producer:Steve Brown (1982)
Steve Stewart-Short (1985)
Prev Title:Remembrance Day
Prev Year:1980
Next Title:A Letter from Afar
Next Year:1984

"Nowhere Girl" is a single by English new wave band B-Movie. It was originally released on 2 November 1980, and later re-released in 1982, reaching No. 67 in the UK[2] and No. 20 in Sweden.[3] The song has been described as a tale of alienation.[4] It later appeared re-recorded on the band's first studio album, the Sire Records release Forever Running in 1985.[5] It became a chart-topping single across Europe and received much airplay at the time and was performed on the Spanish TV show Tocata.[6] The band also re-recorded the song in 2016 for their newest album Climate of Fear released by Cleopatra Records.[7]

Charts

Chart (1986)Peak
Position
Sweden Singles Chart (Sverigetopplistan)20
UK Singles (OCC)67

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gimarc, George. Post Punk Diary (Page 104). 1997. Macmillan. 9780312169688. January 20, 2021.
  2. Web site: Official Charts - B-Movie. . April 26, 2016.
  3. Web site: B-Movie - Nowhere Girl - Swedish Charts. SwedishCharts.com. January 20, 2021.
  4. Web site: B-Movie Biography and History. Allmusic.com. Sutton. Michael. January 20, 2021.
  5. Web site: B-Movie - Forever Running. Discogs.com. January 20, 2021.
  6. Web site: B-MOVIE - "NOWHERE GIRL" (Tocata, 1985). rtve.es. February 19, 2018. January 20, 2021.
  7. Web site: B-Movie - Climate of Fear (CD). CleoRecs.com. January 20, 2021.