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]
Released31 October 1980
Genre
Length3:20 (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.

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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.{cite AV media notes}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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