During this interim period, the band released the single ” This Is Not a Love Song ” in 1983, the song’s lyric lampooning the anger of some fans and music press over the band’s movement towards a more commercial style. The song’s title was inspired by a line in the song “Her Story” (1979) by Virgin label stablemates the Flying Lizards , about bands ‘selling out’ their artistic principles for commercial success (” But you can still make money, by singing sweet songs of love… this is a love song “). Ironically, it gave the band their biggest international hit single, reaching No. 5 in the UK singles charts and No. 12 in the Netherlands.
This Is Not a Love Song single
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