The Gap (song)


"The Gap" is a song by the British pop group Thompson Twins. It was the title track from the group's 1984 album Into the Gap, and was also released as a single in certain countries though not in the group's native UK. The single peaked at #69 in the U.S., spending six weeks on the US Billboard 100. It also charted in Germany where it peaked at #62. There was no promotional music video for this single.
The B-sides are a "megamix" of various Thompson Twins songs titled "Out Of The Gap", and the previous single, "Sister Of Mercy".

Formats

;7" U.S. vinyl single
  1. "The Gap" - 3:53
  2. "Out Of The Gap" - 5:53
;12" European vinyl single
  1. "The Gap" - 8:34
  2. "Sister Of Mercy" - 5:08
  3. "Out Of The Gap" - 5:53
;7" German vinyl single
  1. "The Gap" - 3:53
  2. "Sister Of Mercy" - 5:08
;12" U.S. vinyl promo single
  1. "The Gap" - 3:53
  2. "The Gap" - 8:34
;7" U.S. vinyl promo single
  1. "The Gap" - 3:53
  2. "The Gap" - 3:53

    Chart performance

Official versions

Personnel

Written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie, and Joe Leeway.