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Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)
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Wikipedia article
"'Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)'" is a 1982 song by A Flock of Seagulls, the opening song and only hit single from their second album 'Listen'.
Background
The song exemplifies "synth-pop's spaced-out loneliness" and yearning for imagined, absent lovers, and is noted for its Wall of Sound-styled layer of synthesizer padding a "multi-layered, hypnotic song", according to AllMusic.
Formats
; 7" Jive 25 (UK) 1982
; 12" Jive T25 (UK) 1982
; 12" Jive VJ 12014 (US) 1982
; CD August Day 41 (UK) 2019
Chart and certifications
Unlike the band's 1982 hit "I Ran (So Far Away)", largely a United States and Australian hit, "Wishing" performed strongly in the band's home country, the United Kingdom, and reached the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart; in the US, it reached the top 30 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 in mid-1983. It was popular in South Africa, reaching No. 8.
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References
Category:Song recordings with Wall of Sound arrangements
Category:1980s ballads
Category:1982 singles
Category:1982 songs
Category:A Flock of Seagulls songs
Category:Jive Records singles
Category:Zomba Group of Companies singles
Category:New wave ballads
Category:Song recordings produced by Mike Howlett
Category:Synth-pop ballads
Category:Torch songs
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