Reap the Wild Wind (song) explained

Reap the Wild Wind
Cover:	Ultravox Reap the wild wind.jpeg
Type:	single
Artist:	Ultravox
Album:	Quartet
B-Side:	Hosanna (In Excelsis Deo)
Recorded:	1982
Studio:	AIR, London AIR, Montserrat
Genre:	Synth-pop new wave
Length:	3:44
Label:	Chrysalis
Producer:	George Martin
Prev Title:	The Voice
Prev Year:	1981
Next Title:	Hymn
Next Year:	1982

"Reap the Wild Wind" is Ultravox's first single from their sixth studio album Quartet, recorded at the AIR Studios in London and Montserrat and released on Chrysalis Records on 17 September 1982.^[1]

It reached no.12 on the UK singles chart and is the only single by Ultravox that charted on the US Billboard Hot 100.^[2]

Track listing

7" version

1. "Reap the Wild Wind" – 3:44
2. "Hosanna (In Excelsis Deo)" – 4:21

12" version

1. "Reap the Wild Wind" (Extended Version) – 4:43
2. "Hosanna (In Excelsis Deo)" – 4:21

Chart performance

Chart (1982–1983)	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[3]	69
Irish Singles Chart	10
UK Singles Chart^[4]	12
US Billboard Hot 100^[5]	71
US Cash Box Top 100^[6]	58

Notes and References

1. Web site: discog.
2. Web site: officialcharts. Official Charts.
3. Book: Kent, David . David Kent (historian)

   . . David Kent (historian) . Australian Chart Book . . 1993 . 0-646-11917-6.

4. Web site: Reap the Wild Wind (Song by Ultravox) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts.
5. Web site: Reap the Wild Wind (Song by Ultravox) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts.
6. Web site: CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending MAY 7, 1983 . 2013-12-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120913113140/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19830507.html . 13 September 2012 . dmy-all . . Cash Box magazine.