"(It's Not Me) Talking" is the debut single by British new wave band A Flock of Seagulls, originally recorded in 1981. It was re-recorded in 1983 and is featured on their second album Listen. The song is about a man who hears voices in his head, who believes that he is being contacted by aliens from outer space, and who cannot run away from his emotions; wherever he goes, the voice is there.[citation needed]
"(It's Not Me) Talking" was originally released in May 1981 as the third release on producer Bill Nelson's independent label Cocteau Records and it peaked at number 45 on the UK Independent Singles Chart.[2][3] Following this, A Flock of Seagulls signed to major label Jive and by the end of 1982 they had a top-ten hit in the US with "I Ran (So Far Away)" and in the UK with "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)". In the wake of the latter's success in the UK, "(It's Not Me) Talking" was remixed and released as a 12-inch single in March 1983 on the Cocteau label. It fared better than its original release, peaking at number 22 on the Independent Singles Chart, though it failed to make the UK Singles Chart Top 100, peaking at number 128.[3][4] The song was re-recorded for the band's second album Listen and this version, released on Jive in August 1983, made the Top 100, peaking at number 78.[5]
Music videoedit
This music video was based on a 1951 science fiction classic film called The Day the Earth Stood Still.[6] The producers wanted to use special effects that would be current, yet recall the look of 1950's cinema. The music video was filmed at Dawn's Animal Farm in New Jersey. With hundreds of acres of land and many exotic animals used in television commercials and film, it made for an interesting shoot. They hired Talking Dog Productions to build the spaceship. Talking Dog built the props used by Pink Floyd.[citation needed] For the lasers, they retained the services of holographic pioneer, Jason Sapan, of Holographic Studios in New York City.[7] At that time, Sapan was also doing laser light effects. As they negotiated the laser effects, they realized that Sapan himself had the right look to act in the music video and hired him right there. Sapan built the red laser ray gun that Mike Score used. [8]
First credits in a music video on MTVedit
The music video was the first shown on MTV to use on screen credits for the actors. The credits were shown next to the images of the actors at the end of the video. The credits listed were:
^ ab"(It's Not Me) Talking". Official Charts. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
^Flattery, Paul (February 1984). "A Flock of Seagulls – (It's not me) Talking". Optic Music.
^"Solarium Gallery". Knox School. 22 October 2010.
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It s Not Me Talking is the debut single by British new wave band A Flock of Seagulls originally recorded in 1981 It was re recorded in 1983 and is featured on their second album Listen The song is about a man who hears voices in his head who believes that he is being contacted by aliens from outer space and who cannot run away from his emotions wherever he goes the voice is there citation needed It s Not Me Talking Single by A Flock of Seagullsfrom the album ListenReleasedMay 1981 1981 05 March 1983 1983 03 remix 26 August 1983 1983 08 26 re recording 1 Recorded1981 1983GenreNew waveLength4 33 1981 version 4 45 remix version 3 36 1983 7 version 5 00 album version LabelCocteau JiveSongwriter s Mike Score Ali Score Frank Maudsley Paul ReynoldsProducer s Bill NelsonA Flock of Seagulls singles chronology It s Not Me Talking 1981 Telecommunication 1981 Wishing If I Had a Photograph of You 1982 It s Not Me Talking 1983 Nightmares 1983 Transfer Affection 1983 It s Not Me Talking 1983 The More You Live the More You Love 1984 It s Not Me Talking 1983 re recording release coverMusic video It s Not Me Talking on YouTube Contents 1 Release 2 Music video 2 1 First credits in a music video on MTV 3 Formats and track listing 4 Chart positions 5 External links 6 ReferencesRelease edit It s Not Me Talking was originally released in May 1981 as the third release on producer Bill Nelson s independent label Cocteau Records and it peaked at number 45 on the UK Independent Singles Chart 2 3 Following this A Flock of Seagulls signed to major label Jive and by the end of 1982 they had a top ten hit in the US with I Ran So Far Away and in the UK with Wishing If I Had a Photograph of You In the wake of the latter s success in the UK It s Not Me Talking was remixed and released as a 12 inch single in March 1983 on the Cocteau label It fared better than its original release peaking at number 22 on the Independent Singles Chart though it failed to make the UK Singles Chart Top 100 peaking at number 128 3 4 The song was re recorded for the band s second album Listen and this version released on Jive in August 1983 made the Top 100 peaking at number 78 5 Music video editThis music video was based on a 1951 science fiction classic film called The Day the Earth Stood Still 6 The producers wanted to use special effects that would be current yet recall the look of 1950 s cinema The music video was filmed at Dawn s Animal Farm in New Jersey With hundreds of acres of land and many exotic animals used in television commercials and film it made for an interesting shoot They hired Talking Dog Productions to build the spaceship Talking Dog built the props used by Pink Floyd citation needed For the lasers they retained the services of holographic pioneer Jason Sapan of Holographic Studios in New York City 7 At that time Sapan was also doing laser light effects As they negotiated the laser effects they realized that Sapan himself had the right look to act in the music video and hired him right there Sapan built the red laser ray gun that Mike Score used 8 First credits in a music video on MTV edit The music video was the first shown on MTV to use on screen credits for the actors The credits were shown next to the images of the actors at the end of the video The credits listed were Jason Sapan as Sparks Hopkins Peter Reynolds as Joey David York as Sergeant McGuire Ali Score as Prof Scottie Frost Paul Reynolds as Duane Larry Friel as Major Dick Docherty Frank Maudsley as Rex Nolan Mike Score as The Alien Formats and track listing edit7 Cocteau COQ 3 1981 No TitleLength1 It s Not Me Talking 4 332 Factory Music 4 28 12 Cocteau COQ T 3 1983 No TitleLength1 It s Not Me Talking remix 4 452 It s Not Me Talking instrumental 4 213 Factory Music 4 24 7 Jive 47 1983 No TitleLength1 It s Not Me Talking 3 362 Tanglimara 4 29 12 Jive T 47 1983 No TitleLength1 It s Not Me Talking 5 002 Tanglimara 4 293 The Traveller Live at the Ace Brixton 1983 3 29Chart positions editOriginal version Chart 1981 Peakposition UK Indie MRIB 3 45 Remix version Chart 1983 Peakposition UK Indie MRIB 3 22 UK Singles Gallup 4 128 Re recorded version Chart 1983 Peakposition UK Singles Gallup 5 78External links edit It s Not Me Talking at Discogs list of releases References edit News PDF Record Mirror 20 August 1983 p 4 Retrieved 8 August 2022 Tracking PDF Music Week 30 May 1981 p 17 Retrieved 8 August 2022 a b c d Lazell Barry 1997 Indie Hits 1980 1989 Cherry Red Books ISBN 0 9517206 9 4 Archived from the original on 8 June 2011 Retrieved 8 July 2022 a b UK Singles Charts 1983 including chart panel sales UKMIX Forums Retrieved 8 August 2022 a b It s Not Me Talking Official Charts Retrieved 3 June 2019 Flattery Paul February 1984 A Flock of Seagulls It s not me Talking Optic Music Solarium Gallery Knox School 22 October 2010 Doctor Laser Inside the Wondrous Lab of One of the World s Last Holographers motherboard tv 17 August 2010 Archived from the original on 23 August 2010 Retrieved 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