Nowhere Girl (song)
"Nowhere Girl" is a single by English new wave band B-Movie. It was originally released on 2 November 1980, and later re-released in 1982, reaching No. 67 in the UK[2] and No. 20 in Sweden.[3] The song has been described as a tale of alienation.[4] It later appeared re-recorded on the band's first studio album, the Sire Records release Forever Running in 1985.[5] It became a chart-topping single across Europe and received much airplay at the time and was performed on the Spanish TV show Tocata.[6] The band also re-recorded the song in 2016 for their newest album Climate of Fear released by Cleopatra Records.[7]
| "Nowhere Girl" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by B-Movie | ||||
| from the album Forever Running | ||||
| B-side | "Scare Some Life into Me" | |||
| Released | 2 November 1980, 1982 | |||
| Genre | New wave, post-punk[1] | |||
| Label | Some Bizzare, Sire | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Steve Hovington, Rick Holliday | |||
| Producer(s) | Steve Brown (1982) Steve Stewart-Short (1985) | |||
| B-Movie singles chronology | ||||
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Charts
| Chart (1986) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Sweden Singles Chart (Sverigetopplistan)[3] | 20 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[2] | 67 |
References
- Gimarc, George (1997). Post Punk Diary (Page 104). Macmillan. ISBN 9780312169688. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- "Official Charts - B-Movie". Official Charts. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- "B-Movie - Nowhere Girl - Swedish Charts". SwedishCharts.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- Sutton, Michael. "B-Movie | Biography and History". Allmusic.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- "B-Movie - Forever Running". Discogs.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- "B-MOVIE - "NOWHERE GIRL" (Tocata, 1985)". rtve.es. February 19, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- "B-Movie - Climate of Fear (CD)". CleoRecs.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
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