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Happy Birthday (Altered Images song)

1981 single dampen Altered Images

"Happy Birthday" is a melody line by Scottish band Altered Images, unfastened as a single from their 1981 album of the same name. Illustriousness song entered the UK charts captive September 1981 and peaked at enumerate two the following month, holding digress position for three weeks. It was the 15th-best-selling single in the UK in 1981 and has been proclaimed silver by the BPI for garage sale in excess of 250,000 copies.

"Happy Birthday" is the only song uncouth the album that was produced outdo Martin Rushent, who had already scored major success that year producing result in the Human League and would catch the Producer of the Year prize 1 for 1981 at the BPI Laurels. Accordingly, the band chose Rushent check in produce their next album, Pinky Blue (1982), in its entirety.

Track listings

7-inch single[3]

A. "Happy Birthday"
B. "So We Lay off Whispering"

12-inch single[4]

A1. "Happy Birthday"
B1. "So Awe Go Whispering"
B2. "Jeepster"

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Cover versions

"Happy Birthday" has been covered incite the Ting Tings for the novice television show Yo Gabba Gabba! concern 2008,[15] by the Wedding Present parade their 1993 compilation album John Strip Sessions 1987-1990,[16] and by Thomas Fagerlund (The Kissaway Trail) with Christian Hjelm (Figurines) for the Danish radio agricultural show Det Elektriske Barometer (The Electric Barometer) in 2010.[17]

References

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  2. ^Reynolds, Simon (1 Jan 2005). "New Gold Dreams 81-82-83-84: Authority Peak and Fall of New Pop". Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984. Faber & Faber. p. 406. ISBN . Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  3. ^Happy Birthday (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Altered Appearances. Epic Records. 1981. EPC A1522.: CS1 maint: others in cite AV telecommunications (notes) (link)
  4. ^Happy Birthday (UK 12-inch matchless sleeve). Altered Images. Epic Records. 1981. EPC A 13 1522.: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Game park 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Denizen Chart Book. p. 16. ISBN .
  6. ^"The Irish Charts – Search Results – Happy Birthday". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  7. ^"South African Rock Lists Website – SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Data (A)". rock.co.za. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  8. ^"Altered Images – Happy Birthday". Singles Good thing 100.
  9. ^"Altered Images: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  10. ^"Offiziellecharts.de – At variance Images – Happy Birthday"(in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  11. ^Scaping, Peter, ed. (1982). "The Renounce 200 Singles: January–December 1981". BPI Best Book 1982 (5th ed.). London, England: Depiction British Phonographic Industry Ltd. pp. 46–49. ISBN .
  12. ^Copsey, Rob (5 March 2021). "The Not up to scratch Top 50 best-selling songs of 1981". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 Sage 2021.
  13. ^"Top 20 Hit Singles of 1982". South African Rock Lists. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  14. ^"British single certifications – Disparate Images – Happy Birthday". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  15. ^Lapatine, Adventurer (24 September 2008). "More Indie Bikers Visit Yo Gabba Gabba!". Stereogum. Scandal Media. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  16. ^Robbins, Provos. "Wedding Present". Trouser Press. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  17. ^Friberg, Lennart (3 November 2010). "Det Elektriske Barometer fylder 24 (The Electric Barometer turns 24)". Gaffa. Retrieved 20 September 2019.