Dancing with Tears in My Eyes

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“Dancing with Tears in My Eyes”
“Dancing with Tears in My Eyes” cover
Single by Ultravox
from the album Lament
B-side "Building"
Released May 4, 1984
Format 7" single, 12" single
Recorded Musicfest Studio, 1983
Genre New Romantic, Electronic
Length 04:10
Label Chrysalis Records
Writer(s) Midge Ure, Chris Cross, Warren Cann, Billy Currie
Producer Ultravox
Ultravox singles chronology
"One Small Day"
(1984)		 "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes"
(1984)		 "Lament"
(1984)

"Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" is the second single from Lament, Ultravox's seventh studio album, released in 1984.

The song is about the fear experienced in the 1980's over the possibility of a nuclear power plant meltdown. The music video depicts Midge Ure running home after discovering that a nuclear explosion is imminent. The video ends with the power plant exploding, and the powerful image of a recorded home video of Midge Ure, his wife and their child.

The single effectively put Ultravox back on the map, peaking at #3 in the UK charts.

The b-side, "Building", is a morose piano ballad.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] 7" version: UV 1

  1. "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" – 4:10
  2. "Building" – 3:11

[edit] 12" version: UVX 1

  1. "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes (Special Re-Mix)" – 10:00
  2. "Building" – 3:11
  3. "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" [single edit] – 4:10

[edit] Chart positions

Chart Peak position
Belgium #2
United Kingdom #3
The Netherlands #6
West Germany #7
Ireland #8
Switzerland #16
New Zealand #38
Australia #58
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