Wang Chung – Fire In The Twilight (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Fire In the twilight” is a single by English new wave band Wang Chung recorded for the 1985 John Hughes film The Breakfast Club. Produced by Academy Award winner and longtime Billy Idol producer Keith Forsey.

Poised to be a huge hit “Fire In The Twilight” stalled at #110 on the U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. In the United Kingdom, the song failed to have any chart success.

SIDE A:
Fire In The Twilight (Specially Remixed Version) 3:43

SIDE B:
The Reggae (Instrumental) 3:08
Dreaming In The Hills Of Heaven 3:20

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records ‎– AMY 249
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Keith Forsey

NOTES:
From the motion picture soundtrack “The Breakfast Club”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
Phono Pre-amp:
Schiit Mani
Soundcard:
Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
Record Cleaning:
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans:
Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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Matt
Matt
August 2, 2021 10:45 pm

Thank you Paul for posting this one. The B side is one of their best hidden gems.

Muff Diver
Muff Diver
October 4, 2020 8:18 pm

Thanks for more Wang Chung!

Ulf
Ulf
January 17, 2019 3:26 am

Hi Paul,
Love Wang Chung 12ers… although I have all of them myself (also sampled and carefully treated), I always enjoy any post on Wang Chung!
Track B1 is actually not Wang Chung but Keith Forcey himself

Mark
Mark
January 16, 2019 3:24 am

I love Wang Chung and this single is one i still have, although i have the UK 7″ vinyl release. Great to have one of your rips of course.

Cheers Paul 🙂

Grant
Grant
January 15, 2019 7:40 pm

Thanks for this!

Retro Hound
Retro Hound
January 15, 2019 7:29 pm

Great choice from a great movie! And nice to have the B-side as well. Many thanks!

Fred
Fred
January 15, 2019 3:40 pm

Thanks, Paul! If possible it would be great to hear some of the Let’s Go! Mixes. I loved the chorus and thought the song was underrated. The long Shep mix is a bit overkill. I’ve never heard the album mix or the “edit” on the various 12s.

Thanks again!

RIchard the Big Bunny
January 15, 2019 2:22 pm

I love this track! And the film, of course. I’ve seen it an embarrassing number of times. The soundtrack is wonderful.

Andrew
Andrew
January 15, 2019 12:55 pm

Thank you. The picture sleeve states that the A-side is the album version, not a remix.

Robert
Robert
Reply to  Andrew
January 15, 2019 2:29 pm

A quick scan of discogs reveals that everything cited as the “Specially Remixed version” is ten seconds shorter, and at the very least there is an extra vocal element in the chorus of this version. I’d say the sleeve is incorrect, which is entirely common.

Just my 2¢.

RIchard the Big Bunny
Reply to  Andrew
January 15, 2019 2:29 pm

This version is different — not greatly but it’s mixed slightly differently with different overdubs (“F’fire! F’fire!” towards the end, for example). It’s not the same LENGTH as the soundtrack version either (03:52).

OMAR
OMAR
January 15, 2019 12:09 pm

Thanks Paul. I Love this single. I think this year there’s supposed to be a major Wang Chung reissue project with reissued albums and an anthology. Hope it’s soon.

Neil
Neil
Reply to  OMAR
January 17, 2019 7:00 am

Vinny Vero is apparently working on reissues if you check out his facebook page.

Jeff
Jeff
January 15, 2019 12:03 pm

I just love these versions of Wang Chung that you are posting Paul. I think the band’s output is amazing and it confuses me that they didn’t see more chart success. Are my tastes in music wrong? I am perplexed. The records on Burning The Ground are phenomenal but sometimes I get bothered by seeing that they only made a small dent on the charts. I know tastes are different, but I am almost getting a complex into thinking, “what’s wrong with me?” Crazy, I know, but it still gets to me. (And if you’d forgive the rant, I really… Read more »