| 词条 | Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream) |
| 释义 |
| name = Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream) | cover = Birds_Fly_(Whisper_To_A_Scream).jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = The Icicle Works | album = The Icicle Works | B-side = In the Cauldron of Love | released = June 1983[1] (UK) March 1984 (US/UK re-release) | format = | recorded = 1983 | studio = | venue = | genre = New wave | length = 3:45 | label = Beggars Banquet | writer = Ian McNabb | producer = Hugh Jones | prev_title = Nirvana | prev_year = 1982 | next_title = Love Is a Wonderful Colour | next_year = 1983 }} "Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)", given the reversed title "Whisper to a Scream (Birds Fly)" in some markets, is a song by the British band The Icicle Works. It was released in 1983 as the first single from the band's 1984 debut eponymous album The Icicle Works. The song was written by Ian McNabb, the band's lead singer, and produced by Hugh Jones. UK releasesThe recording initially was released as a single in Britain in June 1983 as "Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)" on the Situation Two label[1]. This initial release hit #2 on the UK independent charts, and scraped the lower reaches of the overall UK national charts at #89. After The Icicle Works' next UK single "Love Is a Wonderful Colour" hit #15 on the UK charts in late 1983 and early 1984, Beggars Banquet Records re-released "Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)" in March 1984 with a new cover and B-side. This re-release climbed to #52 in the UK. U.S. releaseThe group's U.S. label Arista Records refused to release the record unless some changes were made. The track was remixed slightly in order to remove a brief spoken-word overdub on the opening bars of music. (The woman performing this intro was identified only as "Mariella" on the original Situation Two single sleeve.) Also the song title was reversed, becoming "Whisper to a Scream (Birds Fly)". Finally, Arista shortened the band's name to Icicle Works. With changes, the song reached #37 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and #34 on Cashbox's singles chart in the summer of 1984. The song also reached #18 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and #15 on Radio & Records Album Oriented Rock chart. Track listings
Canadian releaseThe Canadian version of the single (credited to The Icicle Works) used the original UK mix with the spoken word intro, but the revised US title "Whisper to a Scream (Birds Fly)". This was the most successful commercial release of the single, reaching #19 on the Canadian charts in the summer of 1984. Covers and use in media
References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://ianmcnabb.yolasite.com/discography.php|title=Full DISCOGRAPHY The Icicle Works and Ian McNabb|website=Ianmcnabb.yolasite.com|accessdate=28 June 2018}} External links
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