To Cut a Long Story Short

"To Cut a Long Story Short"
Single by Spandau Ballet
from the album Journeys to Glory
B-side	"To Cut a Long Story Short" "Version" version [dub mix]
Released	31 October 1980
Genre	New wave[1] synth-pop[2] art pop[3] eurodisco[4]
Length	3:20 (single version) 6:30 (12-inch version)
Label	Chrysalis Reformation
Songwriter(s)	Gary Kemp
Producer(s)	Richard James Burgess
Spandau Ballet singles chronology
"To Cut a Long Story Short" (1980) "The Freeze" (1981)

"To Cut a Long Story Short" is a 1980 debut single from English new wave band Spandau Ballet. It was taken from their debut studio album Journeys to Glory. It went to number 5 in the United Kingdom, number 9 in Ireland, number 15 in Australia, number 19 in Spain and number 38 in New Zealand.

Formats and track listings

7-inch single[5] "To Cut a Long Story Short" — 3:20 "To Cut a Long Story Short" ("Version" version [dub mix]) — 3:20

12-inch single[6] "To Cut a Long Story Short" (Mix 1) — 6:30 "To Cut a Long Story Short" (Mix 2) ("Version" version [dub mix]) — 3:56

References

1. O'Neil, Dave (15 August 2016). The Summer of '82. Black Inc. ISBN 9781925435184.
2. Stewart Mason. "To Cut a Long Story Short - Spandau Ballet | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
3. Gittins, Ian (1 October 2014). "Spandau Ballet review – return of the shoulder-heaving soul boys". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
4. "Spandau Over Europe: The Conquest". Number One. No. 28. 12 November 1983. p. 22.
5. To Cut a Long Story Short (7-inch Single liner notes). Spandau Ballet. Chrysalis Records. 1980. CHS 2473.
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