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of songs by the band

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. It is largely a collection of singles; many tracks appear as they did on their respective 7" releases. It also has two B-sides and one recording pulled from the rare ''

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'' EP, which makes it stand out from other greatest hits collections. This is the only Fixx collection to use the original recordings of all tracks.

Track listing

Stand or Fall "Stand or Fall" is a song by new wave/ rock band the Fixx. Released in 1982, it was the third of four single releases from the group's debut album, '' Shuttered Room''. "Stand or Fall" became the group's first charting hit. In the United State ...

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Red Skies "Red Skies" is a song by new wave/rock band the Fixx. Released in 1982, it was the third single from the group's debut album, ''Shuttered Room''. It reached number 13 on ''Billboard''s Album Rock Tracks but peaked at number one on ''Billboard''s ...

" – 4:20 #"Lost Planes" – 3:19 #"Some People" – 3:00 #* Tracks 1-4 from ''

Shuttered Room ''Shuttered Room'' is the debut studio album by British new wave band the Fixx, released on 14 May 1982. It contains the group's debut single, "Stand or Fall", which hit the Top 10 of Billboard's Album Rock Tracks as well as #79 on the Hot 1 ...

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Saved by Zero "Saved by Zero" is a song by English new wave band the Fixx. Released in 1983, it was the lead single off their second album, ''Reach the Beach'', and is one of the group's best known hits. Their signature song is the follow-up single "One Thing ...

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One Thing Leads to Another "One Thing Leads to Another" is a song by English new wave band the Fixx, from their album ''Reach the Beach''. It is the band's most successful single, reaching number four on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in November 1983. It also peaked at n ...

" – 3:24 (single mix) #"The Sign of Fire" – 3:51 #* Tracks 5-7 from ''

Reach the Beach ''Reach the Beach'' is the second studio album by English new wave band the Fixx, released on 13 May 1983 by MCA Records. It was the group's most successful studio album, reaching No. 8 on the ''Billboard'' albums chart and eventually selling ...

'' #"Going Overboard" – 3:16 #* B-side to "Saved by Zero" #"Deeper and Deeper

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– 6:29 #* From the soundtrack to the motion picture ''

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Are We Ourselves? "Are We Ourselves?" is a 1984 song by English new wave band the Fixx, the first single from their third album, '' Phantoms''. Written by the band's five members, it was the Fixx's third of four top 20 US hits, the others being " Saved By Zero","On ...

" – 2:28 #"Sunshine in the Shade" – 2:26 #"Less Cities, More Moving People" – 3:35 (single edit) #* Tracks 10-12 from '' Phantoms'' #"A Letter to Both Sides" – 3:19 #* From the soundtrack to the motion picture '' Fletch'' #"

Secret Separation "Secret Separation" is a song by British new wave rock group the Fixx, from their fourth studio album ''Walkabout''. The single peaked at #19 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in July 1986 and peaked at No. 1 on the US Album Rock Tracks cha ...

" – 3:49 #"Built for the Future" – 3:54 (single edit) #* Tracks 14 & 15 from ''

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Calm Animals ''Calm Animals'' is the fifth studio album by British new wave band the Fixx, released on February 7, 1989. The single "Driven Out" gave them a #1 song on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in early 1989, and reached #55 on the ''Billboard'' Hot ...

'') #"How Much Is Enough" – 3:50 (single edit) #"No One Has to Cry" – 4:01 #* Tracks 17 & 18 from ''

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References

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