Bombers in the Sky

"Bombers in the Sky"
"Bombers in the Sky"
Single by Thompson Twins
from the album Big Trash
B-side	"Big Trash"
Released	1989
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:49
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Tom Bailey; Alannah Currie;
Producer(s)	Tom Bailey; Alannah Currie;
Thompson Twins singles chronology

"Bombers in the Sky" is a song by Thompson Twins, which was released in 1989 as the second single from their seventh studio album Big Trash. The song was released as a cassette single in the US and also received promotional-only releases on 12-inch vinyl and CD. The song was featured in the movie Gremlins 2: The New Batch and clips of the film were used in the music video.

Critical reception

In a review of Big Trash, Rick Nathanson of the Albuquerque Journal considered the song to have a "lullaby feel" with a "sinister nuclear warning".^[1] Chuck Campbell of The Palm Beach Post noted the song's "good, hammering beat".^[2] Tom Moon of The Philadelphia Inquirer considered much of Big Trash to be derivative and felt that "Bombers in the Sky" was a "rewrite" of INXS's "Guns in the Sky" but "without the urgent rhythm-guitar pattern".^[3] Diana Valois of The Morning Call felt "Bombers in the Sky" was the only song on the album deserving a listen and added "...as it should, having copped The Doors' 'Riders on the Storm' right down to the rhythm of the title!"^[4]

Formats

Cassette single

"Bombers in the Sky" (LP Version) – 3:54
"Big Trash" (LP Version) – 3:07

12-inch promotional single

"Bombers in the Sky" (House Mix) – 5:25
"Bombers in the Sky" (House Instrumental) – 5:52
"Bombers in the Sky" (12" Remix) – 5:44
"Bombers in the Sky" (12" Remix Instrumental) – 4:00

CD promotional single

"Bombers in the Sky" (Single Version) – 3:49
"Bombers in the Sky" (7" Remix) – 3:51
"Bombers in the Sky" (12" Remix) – 5:44
"Bombers in the Sky" (House Mix) – 5:25

Personnel

Tom Bailey – producer, mixing
Alannah Currie – producer
Keith Fernley – mixing
Phil Thornalley – mixing on "Single Version"

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA Charts)^[5]	152

References

^ Nathanson, Rick (10 November 1989). "Thompson Twins effort 'Big Trash' far from garbage". Albuquerque Journal. p. C16.
^ Campbell, Chuck (17 November 1989). "Tuned In: Twins unmemorable". The Palm Beach Post. p. 25.
^ Moon, Tom (1 November 1989). "3 British bands return to changed climate". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 3E.
^ Valois, Diana (30 September 1989). "Records". The Morning Call. p. A74.
^ "Week commencing 26 February 1990". Bubbling Down Under. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.

[1] Nathanson, Rick (10 November 1989). "Thompson Twins effort 'Big Trash' far from garbage". Albuquerque Journal. p. C16.

[2] Campbell, Chuck (17 November 1989). "Tuned In: Twins unmemorable". The Palm Beach Post. p. 25.

[3] Moon, Tom (1 November 1989). "3 British bands return to changed climate". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 3E.

[4] Valois, Diana (30 September 1989). "Records". The Morning Call. p. A74.

[5] "Week commencing 26 February 1990". Bubbling Down Under. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.

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