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Thompson Twins Thompson Twins were a British pop band formed in 1977 in Sheffield. Initially a new wave group, they switched to a more mainstream pop sound and achieved considerable popularity during the mid-1980s, scoring a string of hits in the United Kin ...
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Albums


Studio albums


Compilation albums

The following compilations were released in various territories but did not chart: *''The Best of Thompson Twins'' (1991) *''The Collection'' (1993) *''Singles Collection'' (1996) *''
Greatest Hits A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be crea ...
'' (1996) *''The Best of Thompson Twins'' (1998) *''Master Hits'' (1999) *''Hold Me Now'' (2000) *''Platinum & Gold Collection'' (2003) *''The Greatest Hits'' (2003) *''12 Inch Collection'' (2004) *'' Love on Your Side – The Best of Thompson Twins'' (2007) *''Remixes & Rarities'' (2014)


Singles


Music videos

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" (1981) * " Lies" (1982) * " Love on Your Side" (1983) * " Watching" (1983) * " Hold Me Now" (1983) * " We are Detective" (1983) * "
Doctor! Doctor! "Doctor! Doctor!" is a song performed by the British new wave band Thompson Twins. It is the second single from the band's fourth studio album, '' Into the Gap'' (1984). It was written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway, and promine ...
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You Take Me Up "You Take Me Up" is a song by British pop group Thompson Twins, released as the third single from their fourth studio album, ''Into the Gap'' (1984), on 19 March 1984. It was written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway and prominently ...
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Sister of Mercy A sister is a woman or a girl who shares one or more parents with another individual; a female sibling. The male counterpart is a brother. Although the term typically refers to a family, familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to r ...
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" (1984) * " Don't Mess with Doctor Dream" (1985) * "
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Nothing in Common ''Nothing in Common'' is a 1986 American comedy-drama film directed by Garry Marshall. It stars Tom Hanks and Jackie Gleason in what would be Gleason's final film role; he was suffering from cancer during the production and died less than a yea ...
" (1986) * " Get That Love" (1987) * " Long Goodbye" (1987) * " Sugar Daddy" (1989) * " Bombers in the Sky" (1990) * " Come Inside" (1991) * "The Saint" (1992)


Videography


Soundtrack appearances

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'' (1984) - "In the Name of Love" *''
Sixteen Candles ''Sixteen Candles'' is a 1984 American coming-of-age comedy film starring Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling, and Anthony Michael Hall. Written and directed by John Hughes in his directorial debut, it was the first in a string of films Hughes ...
'' (1984) - "If You Were Here" *''
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'' (1985) - "Doctor! Doctor!" *'' Perfect'' (1985) - "Lay Your Hands on Me" *''
Nothing in Common ''Nothing in Common'' is a 1986 American comedy-drama film directed by Garry Marshall. It stars Tom Hanks and Jackie Gleason in what would be Gleason's final film role; he was suffering from cancer during the production and died less than a yea ...
'' (1986) - "Nothing in Common" *'' Lucas'' (1986) - "King For a Day" *'' Gremlins 2: The New Batch'' (1990) - "Bombers in the Sky" *''
Cool World ''Cool World'' is a 1992 American live-action/animated black comedy fantasy film directed by Ralph Bakshi and written by Michael Grais and Mark Victor. Starring Kim Basinger, Gabriel Byrne and Brad Pitt, it tells the story of a cartoonist w ...
'' (1992) - "Play with Me" and "Industry and Seduction" (Tom Bailey) *''
The Wedding Singer ''The Wedding Singer'' is a 1998 American romantic comedy film directed by Frank Coraci, written by Tim Herlihy, and produced by Robert Simonds and Jack Giarraputo. The film stars Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, and Christine Taylor, and tells t ...
'' (1997) - "Hold Me Now" *''
Not Another Teen Movie ''Not Another Teen Movie'' is a 2001 American teen parody film directed by Joel Gallen and written by Mike Bender, Adam Jay Epstein, Andrew Jacobson, Phil Beauman, and Buddy Johnson. It features an ensemble cast including Chyler Leigh, Chris E ...
'' (2001) - "If You Were Here"


Video game

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The Thompson Twins Adventure ''The Thompson Twins Adventure'' is a 1984 graphic adventure game that was distributed by '' Computer and Video Games'' magazine as a promotional 7" flexi disc "freebie" along with its October 1984 issue (Issue 36). The game is based on the Thom ...
'' (1984) - A video game adaptation of "Doctor! Doctor!"


Notes


References


External links


Thompson Twins discography page with track listings and identification of unlabelled song variations
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