| "Red Skies" | ||||
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| Single by the Fixx | ||||
| from the album Shuttered Room | ||||
| B-side | "Is It by Instinct" (7" single); "Sinking Island" (Special Extended Dance Mix) (12" single) | |||
| Released | 11 June 1982 (UK) 20 January 1983 (US) | |||
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| Length | 3:30 (7" single edit); 4:20 (12" Full Length Version) | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Cy Curnin, Jamie West-Oram, Adam Woods, Rupert Greenall, Charlie Barrett | |||
| Producer(s) | Rupert Hine | |||
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| "Red Skies" on YouTube | ||||
"Red Skies" is a song by new wave/rock band the Fixx. Released in 1982, it was the third single from the group's debut album, Shuttered Room. It reached number 13 on Billboard's Album Rock Tracks but peaked at number one on Billboard's Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart in early 1983.
The song also charted in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. It was later re-recorded for the band's 1987 album, React.
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