Visage (song)
"Visage" is the fourth single by the British pop group Visage, released by Polydor Records on 29 June 1981. It is the title track from Visage's eponymous debut album. The single peaked at no.21 in the UK Singles Chart.In the UK, the single was available in three different covers, each featuring vocalist Steve Strange, by photographers John Timbers, Robyn Beeche and Brian Griffin.
The music video for the single was the first of two Visage videos directed by Midge Ure. The video includes footage shot at the legendary Blitz nightclub in London's Covent Garden, which was the focal point of the New Romantic scene in the early 1980s. It was included on the Visage video album in 1986. A then-unknown Jacquie O'Sullivan appears briefly at the beginning of the video as one of The Blitz's customers on the bar counter.Track listing
- 7" single
- 12" single
Personnel
- Steve Strange – vocals
- Midge Ure – guitar
- Billy Currie – synthesizer, electric violin
- John McGeoch – guitar
- Rusty Egan – drums, electronic drums programming
- Barry Adamson – bass
- Dave Formula – synthesizer
Chart performance
