"All Stood Still" is
Ultravox
Ultravox (earlier styled as Ultravox!) were a British new wave band, formed in London in April 1974 as Tiger Lily. Between 1980 and 1986, they scored seven Top Ten albums and seventeen Top 40 singles in the UK, the most successful of which was ...
's fourth and final single from ''
Vienna
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'', the band's first album with
Midge Ure, released on
Chrysalis Records on 26 May 1981.
The single, on the back of
"Vienna"'s success, hit No. 8 on the
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
, giving Ultravox their second top-ten hit.
There is currently no known music video available for the song, although the song was used to infectious effect in the first skateboarding video, Powell Peralta's promotional ''Skateboarding in the '80's'', featuring Tony Hawk and Rodney Mullen.
The B-sides are two original instrumentals. "Keep Torque-ing" is listed on the ''
Rare, Vol. 1'' compilation as "Keep Talking"; it is generally accepted that the latter was the correct name for the track. This track was a cassette recording during rehearsals.
Track listing
7" version
# "All Stood Still" – 3:40
# "Alles Klar" – 4:53
12" version
# "All Stood Still" (12" Version) – 5:05
# "Alles Klar" – 4:53
# "Keep Torque-ing" (cassette recording during rehearsals) – 6:21
References
1980 songs
1981 singles
Ultravox songs
Songs written by Midge Ure
Songs written by Warren Cann
Songs written by Chris Cross
Songs written by Billy Currie
Chrysalis Records singles
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