The Thin Wall

Infobox Single
Name = The Thin Wall

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Artist = Ultravox
from Album = Rage in Eden
B-side = "I Never Wanted to Begin"
Released = August 14 1981
Format = 7" single, 12" single
Recorded = Conny’s Studio, Cologne, Germany 1981
Genre = New Romantic, Electronic
Length = 04:25 (Single edit)
Label = Chrysalis Records
Writer = Midge Ure, Chris Cross, Warren Cann, Billy Currie
Producer = Conny Plank, Ultravox
Chart position = * #14 (UK)
* #95 (Australia)
Last single = "All Stood Still" (1981)
This single = "The Thin Wall" (1981)
Next single = "The Voice" (1981)

"The Thin Wall" is Ultravox's first single from the "Rage in Eden" album, recorded in Conny Plank’s Studio in Cologne, Germany and released on Chrysalis Records on August 14, 1981.

The Thin Wall's official music video, directed by Russell Mulcahy features Midge Ure struggling to cope among strange and nightmarish imagery, similar to a haunted house setting, while the other band members seemingly plot his demise.

The song is a fast and stark synth melody with obscure lyrics like many Ultravox songs and New Romantic music in general. It peaked at #14 in the UK charts.

There is no extended version of The Thin Wall unlike some previous and future Ultravox singles; the a-side on the 12" is identical to the album version, while the 7" version is an edit.

Track listing

7" version:

# "The Thin Wall" [single edit] – 4:25
# "I Never Wanted to Begin" – 3:31

12" version:

# "The Thin Wall" – 5:39
# "I Never Wanted to Begin" [12" version] – 6:17