"The Vow" is a song by the

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new wave band Toyah, fronted by

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. It was released in 1983 to promote the album '' Love Is the Law''.

Background

The track was written by Toyah Willcox,

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and Phil Spalding, and produced by

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. It was released as the second and final single from ''Love Is the Law'' and also was the final single released by Toyah as a band. It failed to match the success of its predecessors, peaking at number 50 in the UK, despite appearances on several television shows. The B-side on the 7" single was an album track "I Explode" and the 12" single featured an additional non-album B-side, "Haunted", inspired by a breakup of a very long relationship. The latter appeared on the 2005 reissue of ''Love Is the Law'', and the compilation album ''The Safari Singles Collection Part 2: 1981–1983'', released the same year. "The Vow" didn't have an actual

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, but a special clip picturing Toyah walking in a park set to the song was produced by

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for the children's programme '' The Saturday Show''.

Track listing

* 7" single :A. "The Vow" ''(

, Phil Spalding)'' – 3:42 :B. "I Explode" ''(Willcox, Bogen)'' – 4:07 * 12" single :A. "The Vow" ''(Willcox, Bogen, Spalding)'' – 3:42 :B1. "I Explode" ''(Willcox, Bogen)'' – 4:07 :B2. "Haunted" ''(Willcox, Simon Darlow)'' – 3:27

Personnel

– vocals *

– guitar * Brad Lang – bass * Andy Duncan – drums * Simon Darlow – keyboards

Charts

References

External links

Lyrics of this song
at

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Official audio stream
on

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The official Toyah website
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