| The Thin Wall | |
| Cover: | Ultravox-The_Thin_Wall.png |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Ultravox |
| Album: | Rage in Eden |
| B-Side: | I Never Wanted to Begin |
| Released: | 14 August 1981 |
| Recorded: | 1981 at Conny’s Studio in Cologne, West Germany |
| Genre: | Synthpop |
| Length: | 4:25 (Single edit) 5:39 (Album version) |
| Label: | Chrysalis |
| Producer: | Ultravox and Conny Plank |
| Prev Title: | All Stood Still |
| Prev Year: | 1981 |
| Next Title: | The Voice |
| Next Year: | 1981 |
"The Thin Wall" is Ultravox's first single from the Rage in Eden album, recorded in Conny Plank’s Studio in Cologne, Germany and released on Chrysalis Records on 14 August 1981.[1] [2]
The music video, directed by Russell Mulcahy, features Midge Ure struggling to cope among strange and nightmarish imagery, similar to a haunted house setting, while the other band members seemingly plot his demise.
It peaked at #14 in the UK Single Charts.[3]
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart[4] | 14 |
| Australian Singles Chart | 95 |
| Irish Singles Chart[5] | 16 |