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Romeos
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Wikipedia article
"'Romeos'" is the first single from Alphaville's 1989 album 'The Breathtaking Blue'. It was released a month ahead of the album, and was the first single by Alphaville to be released as a CD single, previous singles having preceded the format's rise in popularity.
Reviews
Graeme Kay of 'Q Magazine' praised singer & songwriter Marian Gold's "booming, Blancmange-ish balladry".
Songlines segment
A short film was made for the song, it was included in the 1989 compilation 'Songlines', the "Romeos" segment was directed by Australian film director Ian Pringle and starred by English actor Noah Taylor.
Track listings
; US cassette single
# "Romeos (edit)" 3:58
# "Headlines" 4:10
; 7" German promo single
# "Romeos (radio version)" 3:50
# "Headlines" 4:10
* The "radio version" was the edit version with the guitar introduction removed.
; 7" German single
# "Romeos (edit)" 3:58
# "Headlines" 4:10
; 12" German single
# "Romeos" 8:37
# "Headlines" 4:10
# "Romeos (LP version)" 5:29
* This unnamed 8:37 version is the "maxi version" found on the US promotional CD single
; 12" US single
# "Romeos (tribal mix)" 6:35
# "Romeos (radio edit)" 3:55
# "Romeos (balcony mix)" 6:03
# "Headlines" 4:14
; 12" US promo single
# "Romeos (tribal mix)" 6:35
# "Romeos (radio edit)" 3:55
# "Romeos (balcony mix)" 6:03
# "Romeos (teknopella)" 4:30
* The "Teknopella" mix was unique to this promotional single
; 3" CD single
# "Romeos" 8:37
# "Headlines" 4:10
# "Romeos (LP version)" 5:29
* A demo of the B-side "Headlines" appears on 1999's album 'Dreamscapes'
; 5" US promo CD single
# "Romeos (single version)" 3:58
# "Romeos (LP version)" 5:29
# "Romeos (maxi version)" 8:37
Charts
"Romeos" reached #45 on Germany's pop charts when it was released in 1989.
Credits
Music and lyrics for the single and B-side are credited to Marian Gold/Bernhard Lloyd/Ricky Echolette.
Other releases
This song was released on a variety of other official Alphaville releases, including:
* 'First Harvest 1984-92', 1992 (album version)
* 'Dreamscapes', 1999 (demo & remix)
* 'Forever Pop', 2001 (new remix)
The German 12" mix and the unaltered b-side appear on 2014's 'so80s presents Alphaville'.
References
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