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1981 single by The Stranglers
"Thrown Away"
Single by The Stranglers
from the album The Gospel According to the Meninblack
B-side"Top Secret"
Released19 January 1981 (UK)
RecordedMusicland Studios
GenreNew wave, post-punk
Length3:31
LabelLiberty Records
Songwriter(s)The Stranglers
Producer(s)Alan Winstanley
The Stranglers singles chronology
"Who Wants the World?"
(1980)
"Thrown Away"
(1981)
"Just Like Nothing On Earth"
(1981)

"Thrown Away" is a 1981 song by The Stranglers. It was the first single from their concept album, The Gospel According to the Meninblack. This was The Stranglers' attempt at a Euro disco song, and the band were confident it would be a hit. However, despite an appearance on Top of the Pops, it could only reach No. 42 in the UK Singles Chart, and continued a two-year period of relative commercial decline for the band.

References

  1. Cornwell, Hugh; Drury, Jim (2001). The Stranglers Song By Song. Sanctuary Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-86074-362-5.
  2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 535. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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