Misty Circles

1983 single by Dead or Alive
"Misty Circles"
Single by Dead or Alive
from the album Sophisticated Boom Boom
B-side"Misty Circles (Instrumental)"
ReleasedApril 1983
Recorded1983
Genre
  • New wave
  • post-punk
  • synth-pop
  • alternative rock
Length3:39
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
  • Pete Burns
  • Wayne Hussey
  • Mike Percy
Producer(s)
  • Zeus B. Held
  • Dead or Alive
Dead or Alive singles chronology
"The Stranger"
(1982)
"Misty Circles"
(1983)
"What I Want"
(1983)
Music video
"Misty Circles” on YouTube

"Misty Circles" is a song written and recorded by English pop band Dead or Alive. It was co-produced by the band and Zeus B. Held and released as the first single from Dead or Alive's debut studio album Sophisticated Boom Boom (1984). "Misty Circles" was the first song to be released by Dead or Alive after being signed to a major label, Epic Records. The band's prior single releases were issued independently. This song was not very successful, but it managed to peak at No. 100 on the UK Singles Chart.

In 1984, the song was placed on the B-side of "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)". As both sides earned significant play in American nightclubs, they charted together as a double-sided hit on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart, peaking at No. 4. The band performed it before a live audience on Razzmatazz.

Track listing

UK 7"
No.TitleLength
1."Misty Circles"3:45
2."Misty Circles (Instrumental)"3:44
UK 12"
No.TitleLength
1."Misty Circles (Dance Mix)"9:14
2."Misty Circles (Dub Mix)"6:14
3."Selfish Side"2:35

Chart performance

Chart (1983) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 100
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 4
  • "Misty Circles" at Discogs (list of releases)
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Dead or Alive
Studio albums
  • Sophisticated Boom Boom (1984)
  • Youthquake (1985)
  • Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know (1986)
  • Nude (1988)
  • Fan the Flame (Part 1) (1990)
  • Nukleopatra (1995)
  • Fragile (2000)
  • Fan the Flame (Part 2): The Resurrection (2021)
Compilation albums
Singles
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