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"We Came to Dance"
Single by Ultravox
from the album Quartet
B-side	"Overlook" "Break Your Back"
Released	27 May 1983
Recorded	1982
Studio	AIR (London, UK)
Genre	Synthpop, new wave
Length	4:05 7:35 (Extended version)
Label	Chrysalis
Songwriter(s)	Warren Cann, Chris Cross, Billy Currie, Midge Ure
Producer(s)	George Martin
Ultravox singles chronology
"Visions in Blue" (1983) "We Came to Dance" (1983) "One Small Day" (1984)

"We Came to Dance" is the fourth and final single from Ultravox's sixth studio album Quartet (the third studio album recorded with singer Midge Ure), recorded at AIR Studios and released on Chrysalis Records on 27 May 1983. The single reached #18 on the UK charts on 18 June. This was the last of seven consecutive top-20 singles for the band.

Track listing

7" version

1. "We Came to Dance" – 4:05
2. "Overlook" – 4:04

• Alternate versions of the 7" single have "Break Your Back" on the b-side instead of "Overlook".

12" version – UK release

1. "We Came to Dance (Extended Version)" – 7:35
2. "Overlook" – 4:04

12" version – German release/UK Promo

1. "We Came to Dance" – 7:57
2. "Reap the Wild Wind (Live Version)" – 3:53
3. "Break Your Back" – 3:25

References

1. Betts, Graham (2006). Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2006, HarperCollins. ISBN 0-00-720077-3
2. "The Official Charts Company - Ultravox - We Came to Dance". Official Charts. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
3. "The Official Charts Company - Ultravox". Official Charts. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
4. "Ultravox – We Came to Dance (1983, Vinyl)". Discogs.
5. "Ultravox – We Came to Dance (1983, Vinyl)". Discogs.
6. "Ultravox – We Came to Dance (1983, Vinyl)". Discogs.

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