A common pop career consists of a debut hit that becomes your anthem that will always be associated with you followed by a bunch of records few people remember no matter how successful they are, followed by years in the wilderness and then finally the comeback where nobody notices your new music because they're only interested in your one song.
This basically sums up the career of Blancmange. Their debut was "Living On The Ceiling" which made number 7. They would have a further 6 Top 40 hits including 2 Top 10s and ended with this record, a number 40.
It was the lead single from their 3rd and final 80s album "Believe You Me". It came at the time when several of the early 80s synth pop acts were either hitting the lower reaches of the Top 40 or not making the Top 40 at all. The other 2 singles from that album failed to reach the Top 40 and they called it a day shortly after.
They made a comeback in 2011 and have released 8 albums since.
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