Ocean Blue (song)

"Ocean Blue"
Single by ABC
from the album How to Be a ... Zillionaire!
B-side "Tower of London"
Released 1986
Format
Recorded December 1984
Genre
Length 3:36
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Martin Fry
  • Mark White
ABC singles chronology
"Vanity Kills"
(1985)		 "Ocean Blue"
(1986)		 "When Smokey Sings"
(1987)

"Vanity Kills"
(1985)		 "Ocean Blue"
(1986)		 "When Smokey Sings"
(1987)

"Ocean Blue" is a song by English new wave and synth-pop band ABC, released as the fourth single from their third studio album, How to Be a ... Zillionaire![1]

The song peaked at No. 51 on the UK Singles Chart; the song failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. The single was the only single from the album not to chart on the Hot 100; their next single to chart there would be "When Smokey Sings" the following year.

The single version was remixed by Julian Mendelsohn with a drum-track by David Palmer and a string-arrangement by Anne Dudley after the release of the album. This remixed version is also known as the "Pacific Mix" on the 12 inch single release and has been referred to as "Ocean Blue '86" on the official ABC web site's discography pages.. The single version is the same as the "Pacific Mix" and is the version released on the ABC greatest hits collection "Absolutely". The "Atlantic Mix" from the 12 inch single A-side is a mostly instrumental "dub" remix.

Music video

The song's music video, shot in black and white, features lead singer Martin Fry singing the song, intercut with scenes of violinists and the remaining members of the band.[2]

Track listing

UK Single releases

7" Single

  1. "Ocean Blue"
  2. "Tower of London"

12" Single

  1. "Ocean Blue" (Atlantic Mix)
  2. "Tower of London"
  3. "Be Near Me" (Ecstasy Mix)
  4. "Ocean Blue" (Pacific Mix)

US Single releases

There is no evidence that any versions, other than imports, were ever released in the US, even in promotional form.

7" Single

  1. "Ocean Blue"
  2. "Fear of the World"

12" Single (promo)/CD Single (commercial)

  1. "Ocean Blue" (Atlantic Mix)
  2. "Ocean Blue" (Pacific Mix)
  3. "15 Storey Halo"
  4. "Fear of the World (In Cinemascope)"

Chart performance

Chart (1986) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 51

References

  1. ↑ "Ocean Blue". AllMusic.
  2. ↑ Ocean Blue. MTV.
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