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, released as the first single from their third album, '' The Story of a Young Heart''. It is the band's last international hit to date. The song entered the top 40 in the UK and in several other countries, such as

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and

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. In the

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, it peaked at numbers 56 and 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and

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charts respectively. "The More You Live, the More You Love" had similar success in

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), where it also peaked at No. 10. The music video was filmed at

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Track listing

; 7" Jive 62 (UK) ; 12" Jive T62 (UK)

Chart positions

References

1984 singles A Flock of Seagulls songs 1984 songs Jive Records singles {{1980s-pop-song-stub