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"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 Thin Wall"
Single by Ultravox
from the 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
Songwriter(s)	Warren Cann, Chris Cross, Billy Currie, Midge Ure
Producer(s)	Ultravox and Conny Plank
Ultravox singles chronology
"All Stood Still" (1981) "The Thin Wall" (1981) "The Voice" (1981)

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.[3]

It peaked at #14 in the UK Single Charts.[4]

There is no extended version of "The Thin Wall" unlike other Ultravox singles; the A-side on the 12" is identical to the album version, while the 7" version is an edit.

Track listings

7" vinyl

12" vinyl

Chart performance

Chart (1981)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart[5]	14
Australian Singles Chart	95
Irish Singles Chart[6]	16

References

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