The track was born in a cramped garden shed in Manchester, so small the band had to mount their keyboards vertically on the walls. Despite these humble beginnings, members Clive Farrington, Andrew Mann, and Michael Floreale captured lightning in a bottle. Using a LinnDrum machine and a Roland SH-101, they created a sound that combined "low and reassuring" vocals with high-pitched urgency.
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Created by Freddy Bastone for the 1988 US re-release, these added a harder, house-influenced edge to the synth-pop original. The track was born in a cramped garden
In 2020, Farrington and Mann collaborated with the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra to give the track a grand, cinematic sweep. Pop Culture Resurgence members Clive Farrington