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"The Thin Wall"
Single by Ultravox
from the album Rage in Eden
B-side	"I Never Wanted to Begin"
Released	14 August 1981
Recorded	1981 at Conny’s Studio in Cologne, West Germany
Genre	Synthpop
Length	4:25 (Single edit) 5:39 (Album version)
Label	Chrysalis
Songwriter(s)	Warren Cann, Chris Cross, Billy Currie, Midge Ure
Producer(s)	Ultravox and Conny Plank
Ultravox singles chronology
"All Stood Still" (1981) "The Thin Wall" (1981) "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 14 August 1981.

The 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.

It peaked at #14 in the UK Single Charts.

Track listings

7" vinyl

12" vinyl

Chart performance

References

1. "discogs". Discogs. 1 August 2021.
2. "allmusic". AllMusic. 1 August 2021.
3. "officialcharts". Official Charts. 1 August 2021.
4. "The Official Charts Company - Ultravox - The Thin Wall". Official Charts. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
5. "irishcharts.ie search results". Retrieved 10 January 2009.

• Ultravox songs
• 1981 singles
• Songs written by Midge Ure
• Songs written by Warren Cann
• Songs written by Billy Currie
• Songs written by Chris Cross
• Music videos directed by Russell Mulcahy
• 1981 songs
• Chrysalis Records singles