Walls (Icehouse song)
"Walls" is the third single released by the Australian rock band Flowers, later known as Icehouse.[1][2] It was released in January 1981, on independent label Regular Records from their debut album, Icehouse, it peaked at #20 on the Australian Kent Music Reoport Singles Charts.[3] It was also released in New Zealand, with a different cover, which was the last release before the band was renamed as Icehouse.
| "Walls" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 1981 Australian release (Regular Records) | ||||
| Single by Flowers | ||||
| from the album Icehouse | ||||
| B-side | "All the Way" | |||
| Released | January 26, 1981 | |||
| Genre | Rock, synthpop, new wave | |||
| Length | 4:22 | |||
| Label | Regular Chrysalis | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Iva Davies | |||
| Producer(s) | Cameron Allan, Iva Davies | |||
| Flowers singles chronology | ||||
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| "Walls" Alternative Cover | ||||
 Regular Records (1981 NZ release) | ||||
Iva Davies has said that Walls was autobiographical for a period of his life.[4]
The music video was directed by Trevor Hawkins.[5]
Reception
In a single review Cash Box magazine said "Icehouse's Iva Davies entreats the listener to once again enter the Australian band's world of densely textured synth-rock... The title is appropriate enough, as the quartet bursts from a heartbeat rhythm in to wall-like keyboard and guitar hook."[6]
Charts
| Chart (1981) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Australian (Kent Music Report)[8] | 20 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] | 43 |
References
- McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Icehouse'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on May 17, 2003. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
- Holmgren, Magnus. "The Flowers / Icehouse". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
- "Flowers bloom again for Icehouse". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- "We Help Get Films Made". Screen Queensland. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- "Single Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 26 September 1981. p. 9. Retrieved 1 December 2021 – via World Radio History.
- "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Retrieved 2008-06-30. Note: requires user to input song title e.g. WALLS
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 147. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "Flowers – Walls". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 3 December 2021.