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released from the album ''

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'' by the British band Thompson Twins. Written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie, and

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, it was released in the UK almost a year in advance of the album. There are two main versions of the song, with various edits and remixes of the two. The first version, produced by Alex Sadkin & Tom Bailey, was released in late 1984 in Europe and Australia. The 1985 version was a reworking co-produced by

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, adding electric guitar and a gospel choir and released as a single in the US; this version appeared on the album. The single peaked at No. 13 in the UK, spending nine weeks on the chart. In the US, it peaked at No. 14 on both the

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and Rock Tracks charts, No. 46 on the Dance Club Play chart, and No. 6 on the

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singles chart. The B-side, "The Lewis Carol (Adventures in Wonderland)", is an instrumental variation of the song and was exclusive to this single.

Content

Singer Tom Bailey said,

Music video

Two versions of the promotional music video directed by Dee Trattmann exist for the single. The original edit of the music video features the band performing the 1984 version of the song on a stage in front of an audience of pop star look-alikes including

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. When the song was reworked in 1985, the video was re-edited with the 1985 version dubbed instead.

Formats

;7" UK vinyl single (1984) Arista TWINS 6 # "Lay Your Hands on Me" – 4:11 # "The Lewis Carol (Adventures in Wonderland)" – 4:10 ;12" UK vinyl single (1984) Arista TWINS 126 # "Lay Your Hands on Me" (Extended Mix/Full Version) – 6:08 # "The Lewis Carol (Adventures in Wonderland)" – 4:10 ;7" UK vinyl single (1984) Arista TWING 6 # "Lay Your Hands on Me" (U.S. Re-mix) – 4:19 # "The Lewis Carol (Adventures in Wonderland)" – 4:10 ;12" UK vinyl single (1984) Arista TWINS 226 # "Lay Your Hands on Me" (U.S. Re-mix) – 5:51 # "The Lewis Carol (Adventures in Wonderland)" – 4:10 ;7" UK vinyl Picture Disc (1984) Arista TWISD 6 # "Lay Your Hands on Me" (Single Version) – 3:44 # "The Lewis Carol (Adventures in Wonderland)" – 4:12 ; New Zealand cassette single (1984) Festival Records-C 14155 # "Lay Your Hands on Me" (Extended Version) – 6:05 # "Lay Your Hands on Me" (U.S. Remix) – 5:56 # "The Lewis Carol (Adventures in Wonderland)" – 4:13 ;7" U.S. vinyl single (1985) Arista AS1-9396 # "Lay Your Hands on Me" (Single Version) – 3:44 # "The Lewis Carol (Adventures in Wonderland)" – 4:12 ;12" U.S. vinyl single (1985) Arista AD1-9397 # "Lay Your Hands on Me" (Single Version) – 3:52 # "The Lewis Carol (Adventures in Wonderland)" – 4:14 # "Lay Your Hands on Me" (Extended Version) – 6:00 ;7" vinyl (1985 promo) Arista AS1-9396 # "Lay Your Hands on Me" (Cold Ending) – 3:44 # "Lay Your Hands on Me" (Fade) – 3:44

Personnel

Written by Alannah Currie, Tom Bailey, and

. * Tom Bailey – vocals, piano, Fairlight, synthesizers, guitar, contrabass, Fairlight and drum programming * Alannah Currie – lyrics, marimba, backing vocals, acoustic drums, percussion, tuned percussion *

– backing vocals, congas, percussion 1984 Versions * Produced by Alex Sadkin and Tom Bailey * Remixed by Alex Sadkin, Tom Bailey, and John 'Tokes' Potoker (U.S. Re-mix) * Sleeve Designs – Satori * Art Direction – Alannah Currie and Nick Marchant * Photography – Moshe Brakha 1985 Versions * Produced by Alex Sadkin,

, and Tom Bailey * Engineered by James Farber and Terry Becker * Mixed by James Farber * Backing Vocals – East Harlem Hobo Choir * Mixed at Skyline Studio, NYC * Photography – Rebecca Blake * Artwork/Design – Andie Airfix, Satori * Art Direction – Alannah

Chart performance

Official versions

References

{{authority control 1984 singles 1985 singles Thompson Twins songs Songs written by Alannah Currie Songs written by Tom Bailey (musician) Songs written by Joe Leeway 1984 songs Song recordings produced by Nile Rodgers Arista Records singles Festival Records singles Music videos directed by Meiert Avis