This was the only UK Top 40 hit for After the Fire and it's lack of success has been blamed on Gary Numan.
A recording had been made for Top of the Pops, but the song had been deemed as being too similar to "Are Friends Electric?" by Tubeway Army and therefore only one of these records should appear on the show. As Tubeway Army were higher in the charts it was their appearance that got shown and this never appeared on the show.
It reached number 40 the same week Tubeway Army reached number one.
The band enjoyed success in America with "Der Kommissar" 3 years later which made number 5. However the band had just split up by this point.
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