Visage (song) explained

Visage
Cover:Visage single (Griffin).jpeg
Caption:Cover variant by Brian Griffin
Type:single
Artist:Visage
Album:Visage
B-Side:Second Steps
Released:3 July 1981
Recorded:Genetic Studios, 1980
Genre:
Length:3:51
Label:Polydor
Producer:Midge Ure, Visage
Prev Title:Mind of a Toy
Prev Year:1981
Next Title:The Damned Don't Cry
Next Year:1982

"Visage" is the fourth single by the British synth-pop group Visage, released by Polydor Records in July 1981. It is the title track from Visage's eponymous debut album. The single peaked at no.21 in the UK Singles Chart.

Cover and music video

In the UK, the single was available in three different covers, each featuring vocalist Steve Strange, by photographers John Timbers, Robyn Beeche and Brian Griffin.

The music video for the single was the first of two Visage videos directed by Midge Ure. The video includes footage shot at the Blitz nightclub in London's Covent Garden, which was the focal point of the New Romantic scene in the early 1980s. It was included on the Visage video album in 1986.[1] A then-unknown Jacquie O'Sullivan (who would join Bananarama in the late 80's) appears briefly at the beginning of the video as one of The Blitz's customers on the bar counter.

Track listing

A. "Visage" – 3:51

B. "Second Steps" – 5:00

A. "Visage" (Dance Mix) – 6:01

B. "Second Steps" – 5:30

Personnel

Chart performance

ChartPeak
position
Germany[4] 41
Ireland[5] 22
United Kingdom[6] 21

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Visage - Visage (VHS) at Discogs . www.discogs.com . 2012-09-25.
  2. Web site: Visage - Visage (Vinyl) at Discogs . www.discogs.com . 2012-10-10.
  3. Web site: Visage - Visage (Dance Mix) (Vinyl) at Discogs . www.discogs.com . 2012-10-10.
  4. Web site: Visage Single-Chartverfolgung . www.musicline.de . 2009-08-12 . de.
  5. Web site: The Irish Charts - All there is to know . www.irishcharts.ie . 2009-06-26.
  6. Web site: The Official Charts Company - Visage by Visage Search . 6 May 2013. The Official Charts Company.