We Are Detective

1983 single by Thompson Twins

"We Are Detective"

Single by Thompson Twins

from the album Quick Step & Side Kick

B-side

"Lucky Day"

Released

April 1983

Genre

Synth-pop
new wave

Length

3:05

Label

Arista

Songwriter(s)

Tom Bailey
Alannah Currie
Joe Leeway

Producer(s)

Alex Sadkin

Thompson Twins singles chronology

"Love On Your Side"
(1983)

"We Are Detective"
(1983)

"Watching"
(1983)

Music video

"We Are Detective" on YouTube

"We Are Detective" is a 1983 song by British pop band Thompson Twins. It was the third single from the band's third studio album, Quick Step & Side Kick (1983).

It was the band's second single to reach the UK Top Ten, peaking at no. 7. It also reached no. 48 in Alannah Currie's native New Zealand.^[1] A limited number of copies of the 12" single came with a free 12" of the tracks "Love Lies Fierce" and "Frozen in Time", both remixes of the songs "Love Lies Bleeding" and "Kamikaze" from the album.

Track listing

12" single (ARIST 12 526, ARIST 12526)

"We Are Detective (More Clues)" – 6:00
"Lucky Day (Space Mix)" – 6:58

7" single (ARIST 526)

"We Are Detective" – 3:05
"Lucky Day" – 3:52

Official versions

Album Version – 3:05
Extended Version – 6:00

Sales chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart^[2]	7
New Zealand Singles Chart^[3]	48

References

^ "We Are Detective". songfacts.com. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
^ "Thompson Twins – UK chart history". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
^ "Thompson Twins – We Are Detective". charts.nz. Retrieved 30 September 2012.