To Cut a Long Story Short
- To Cut a Long Story Short
Infobox Single
Name = To Cut a Long Story Short
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Artist = Spandau Ballet
Album = Journeys to Glory
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B-side = "To Cut a Long Story Short" (instrumental)
Released = 1981
Format = 7"
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Genre = Synthpop
Length = 3:20
Label = Chrysalis
Writer = Gary Kemp
Producer = Richard James Burgess
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Last single =
This single = "To Cut a Long Story Short"
(1981)
Next single = "The Freeze"
(1981)
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"To Cut a Long Story Short" is a 1980 song by Spandau Ballet. It was their first single. It reached number 5 on the UK singles chart.
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(to) make a long story short — to cut a long story ˈshort idiom (BrE) (NAmE to make a long story ˈshort) (informal) used when you are saying that you will get to the point of what you are saying quickly, without including all the details … Useful english dictionary
