"Secret Separation" is a song by British new wave rock group the Fixx, from their fourth studio album Walkabout. The single peaked at #19 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in July 1986[1] and peaked at No. 1 on the US Album Rock Tracks chart.[2] The single also peaked at #39 in Canada and #83 in the United Kingdom.

"Secret Separation"
Single by the Fixx
from the album Walkabout
B-side"Sense the Adventure"
ReleasedMay 22, 1986 (US)
June 1986 (UK)
Recorded1985
GenreNew wave
Length3:51
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Dan K. Brown, Cy Curnin, Rupert Greenall, Jeannette Obstoj, Jamie West-Oram, Adam Woods
Producer(s)Rupert Hine
The Fixx singles chronology
"Less Cities, More Moving People"
(1985)
"Secret Separation"
(1986)
"Built For the Future"
(1986)

Music video edit

The music video features an actor sitting at a control panel observing the band playing in an abandoned building filled with random items.

Track listing edit

7" vinyl
  1. "Secret Separation" — 3:51
  2. "Sense the Adventure" — 3:42
12" vinyl
  1. "Secret Separation" — 7:00
  2. "Sense the Adventure" — 3:42
  3. "Rediscover" - 4:03

Chart performance edit

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Canadian Singles Chart 39
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[3] 83
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 19
U.S. Billboard Album Rock Tracks 1

References edit

  1. ^ The Billboard Hot 100 Chart Listing For The Fixx
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks (1981-2008). Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-89820-174-1.
  3. ^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved August 17, 2021.