So Cold the Night
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| "So Cold the Night" | ||||
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| Single by the Communards | ||||
| from the album Communards | ||||
| B-side | "When the Walls Come Tumbling Down" | |||
| Released | 17 November 1986[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Studio | Milo Studios, London | |||
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| Label | London | |||
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| Producer(s) | Mike Thorne | |||
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"So Cold the Night" is a song by British synth-pop duo the Communards released in November 1986 as the final single from their debut album Communards. It was their second top-ten hit, peaking at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]
"So Cold the Night" was released with the B-side "When the Walls Come Tumbling Down", also written by the duo, and was dedicated to Nelson Mandela.[3] The 12-inch single was released with the additional B-side "Never No More".[4] A remix of "So Cold the Night" was released as a 12-inch single in December 1986.[5] It was a double A-side single with "When the Walls Come Tumbling Down" and "The Multimix", a medley remix of "Don't Leave Me This Way", "So Cold the Night" and "Disenchanted".[6]
Reviewing for Record Mirror, Jane Wilkes wrote "clandestine meetings and hi-NRG Balkan folk music engage for this Somerville/Coles composition. Their cover versions have always maintained an ambiguity, whereas their own songs place you right in the picture regarding their sexual/political stance".[7]