The Thin Wall

B-side"I Never Wanted to Begin"

Released14 August 1981 (1981-08-14)^[1][2][3]

Recorded1981 at Conny’s Studio in Cologne, West Germany

GenreSynth-pop^[4]

"The Thin Wall"
Single by Ultravox
from the album Rage in Eden
B-side	"I Never Wanted to Begin"
Released	14 August 1981 (1981-08-14)[1][2][3]
Recorded	1981 at Conny’s Studio in Cologne, West Germany
Genre	Synth-pop[4]
Length	4:25 (single edit) 5:39 (album version)
Label	Chrysalis
Songwriters	Warren Cann, Chris Cross, Billy Currie, Midge Ure
Producers	Ultravox and Conny Plank
Ultravox singles chronology
"All Stood Still" (1981) "The Thin Wall" (1981) "The Voice" (1981)

"The Thin Wall" is a song by British new wave band Ultravox, released in 1981 as the lead single from their fifth studio album Rage in Eden. It was recorded in Conny Plank's Studio in Cologne, Germany and released on Chrysalis Records on 14 August 1981.

The music video, directed by Russell Mulcahy, features Midge Ure struggling to cope among strange and nightmarish imagery, similar to a haunted house setting, while the other band members seemingly plot his demise.

It peaked at No. 14 on the UK Singles Chart.^[5]