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Sounds Like a Melody

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"Sounds Like a Melody"
Single by Alphaville
from the album Forever Young
B-side"The Nelson Highrise (Sector One : The Elevator)"
Released1984
GenreSynth-pop
Length
  • 4:45 (album version)
  • 4:29 (7" single)
  • 7:42 (12" maxi)
LabelWEA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Orlando (Wolfgang Loos)
Alphaville singles chronology
"Big in Japan"
(1984) 		"Sounds Like a Melody"
(1984) 		"Forever Young"
(1984)
Music video
"Alphaville - Sounds Like A Melody (remastered 2020)" on YouTube

"Sounds Like a Melody" is a song by the German group Alphaville, from the group's debut album Forever Young. The single was released in 1984.

The song was a big success in continental Europe and South Africa, reaching the Top 10; it topped the charts in Italy and Sweden, and was certified Gold in Germany.[1]

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Transcription

Song background

Originally, Alphaville had planned to release "Forever Young" as their second single, to follow the success of "Big in Japan". However, record studio executives requested that Alphaville release an additional song between the two singles, and as a result "Sounds Like a Melody" was written and arranged in just two days. Of the experience, singer Marian Gold said "the whole affair felt like an insult to our naive hippie instincts. Writing music exclusively for the sake of commercial success seemed like the sell-out of our virtual beliefs. On the other hand, did this not open up possibilities for wonderful games to play in the brave new world of pop music?"[2] This corporate pressure caused the band to dislike the song and they refused to play it live for over 10 years.[2]

Track listings

7" Single WEA
  1. "Sounds Like a Melody" – 4:29
  2. "The Nelson Highrise Sector One: the Elevator" – 3:14
12" Maxi WEA
  1. "Sounds Like a Melody (Special Long Version)" – 7:42
  2. "The Nelson Highrise Sector One: the Elevator" – 4:12
12" Maxi Record Store Day 2020 Yellow vinyl
  1. "Sounds Like a Melody (Grant & Kelly Remix)" - 8:33
  2. "Sounds Like a Melody (Special Long Version Remastered)" - 7:43
  • The 7" and 12" versions differ greatly from the version released later on the album.
  • The B-side is commonly referred to simply as "The Elevator," and a remix appears on 1999's Dreamscapes.

Chart performance

See also

References

  1. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Alphaville; 'Sounds Like a Melody')". Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  2. ^ a b so80s presents Alphaville (CD liner notes). Alphaville. Blank & Jones (So 80s). 2014. SC0344.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Alphaville – Sounds Like A Melody" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Alphaville – Sounds Like A Melody" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Alphaville – Sounds Like A Melody" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  6. ^ "SINGOLI – I NUMERI UNO (1959-2006) (parte 3: 1980-1990)" (in Italian). It-charts.150m.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Alphaville - Sounds Like A Melody" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  8. ^ "Alphaville – Sounds Like A Melody" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  9. ^ "Alphaville – Sounds Like A Melody". VG-lista. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  10. ^ "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (A)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  11. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  12. ^ "Alphaville – Sounds Like A Melody". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  13. ^ "Alphaville – Sounds Like A Melody". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  14. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Alphaville – Sounds Like A Melody" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  15. ^ "Jahreshitparade 1984" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  16. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1984" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  17. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1984" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  18. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1984" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  19. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1984" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  20. ^ "TOP – 1985". Top-france.fr (in French). Retrieved 1 February 2014.
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