Reap the Wild Wind (song)

"Reap the Wild Wind"
Single by Ultravox
from the album Quartet
B-side "Hosanna (In Excelsis Deo)"
Released 16 September 1982
Format 7" single, 12" single
Recorded 1982 at AIR Studios in London
Genre Synthpop, new wave
Length 3:44
Label Chrysalis Records
Songwriter(s) Warren Cann, Chris Cross, Billy Currie, Midge Ure
Producer(s) George Martin
Ultravox singles chronology
"The Voice"
(1981)		 "Reap the Wild Wind"
(1982)		 "Hymn"
(1982)

"The Voice"
(1981)		 "Reap The Wild Wind"
(1982)		 "Hymn"
(1982)

"Reap the Wild Wind" is Ultravox's first single from the Quartet album, recorded in Air Studios, London and released on Chrysalis Records on 16 September 1982. It is the only single of its album that charted on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Track listing

7" version

  1. "Reap the Wild Wind" – 3:44
  2. "Hosanna (In Excelsis Deo)" – 4:21

12" version

  1. "Reap the Wild Wind" (Extended Version) – 4:43
  2. "Hosanna (In Excelsis Deo)" – 4:21

Chart performance

Chart (1982-1983) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[1] 69
Irish Singles Chart 10
UK Singles Chart[2] 12
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 71
US Cash Box Top 100[4] 58

References

  1. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  2. ↑ http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Reap+the+Wild+Wind+by+Ultravox&id=47645
  3. ↑ http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Reap+the+Wild+Wind+by+Ultravox&id=47645
  4. ↑ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending MAY 7, 1983". Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2013. . Cash Box magazine.


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