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Only When You Leave

"Only When You Leave" is a 1984 song by English new wave band Spandau Ballet and is the leading single from their fourth studio album Parade. It went to number 3 in the United Kingdom, Greece and the Netherlands, number 34 in the United States, number 10 in New Zealand, number 12 in Australia, number 2 in Ireland, number 20 in Switzerland and number 23 in Canada.

"Only When You Leave"
Single by Spandau Ballet
from Parade"
B-side"Paint Me Down" (live)
Released28 May 1984[1]
RecordedSpring 1984
Genre
Length
  • 4:48 (single version)
  • 5:12 (album version)
  • 6:45 (extended version)
  • 6:22 (The Twelve Inch Mixes CD version)
  • 4:35 (music video version)
Label
Songwriter(s)Gary Kemp
Producer(s)
Spandau Ballet singles chronology
""Pleasure"
(1983) 		Only When You Leave ""I'll Fly for You"
(1984)

Formats and track listings

  • 7-inch single[5]
  1. "Only When You Leave" – 4:48
  2. "Paint Me Down" (live) – 4:39
  • 12-inch single[6]
  1. "Only When You Leave" (extended mix) –6:45
  2. "Only When You Leave" –4:48
  3. "Paint Me Down" (live) – 4:39

References

  1. ↑ "Remember the Spands?". Number One: 5. 26 May 1984. https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Number-One/1984/No1-1984-05-26-OCR.pdf. Retrieved 6 April 2022. 
  2. ↑ Bursche, Paul (4 August 1984). "Spandau Ballet: Parade (Chrysalis)". Number One (60): 37. https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/48647931256/in/album-72157710614091216/. Retrieved 8 January 2023. 
  3. ↑ Thompson, Dave. Spandau Ballet - The Singles Collection (1985) Review at AllMusic
  4. ↑ Gittins, Ian (1 October 2014). "Spandau Ballet review – return of the shoulder-heaving soul boys". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  5. ↑ Only When You Leave (7-inch single liner notes). Spandau Ballet. Chrysalis Records. 1984. SPAN3. 
  6. ↑ Only When You Leave (12-inch single liner notes). Spandau Ballet. Chrysalis Records. 1984. SPANX3. 
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