Points on the Curve | ||||||||||
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Studio album by Wang Chung | ||||||||||
Released | 1983 (UK) 16 January 1984 (US) |
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Recorded | Abbey Road Studios, 1983 | |||||||||
Genre | New Wave, pop rock | |||||||||
Length | 43:15 | |||||||||
Label | Geffen | |||||||||
Producer | Chris Hughes, Ross Cullum | |||||||||
Wang Chung chronology | ||||||||||
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Points on the Curve is Wang Chung's second album and first album since changing their name from Huang Chung and switching from Arista to the Geffen record label. It reached #30 on the Billboard 200 album charts on 14 July 1984 and features the #1 dance single "Dance Hall Days" and includes the hit singles: "Don't Let Go", "Don't Be My Enemy" and "Wait".
The title Points on the Curve is apparently a reference to a chord in geometry. In this case, the chord is a musical chord.
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Contents |
All songs written and composed by Jack Hues, except where noted.
Side one | ||||||||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
1. | "Dance Hall Days" | 3:59 | ||||||||
2. | "Wait" | 4:25 | ||||||||
3. | "True Love" | Hues, Nick Feldman | 3:51 | |||||||
4. | "The Waves" | Hues, Darren Costin, Feldman | 4:29 | |||||||
5. | "Look at Me Now" | 4:37 | ||||||||
Total length:
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21:20 |
Side two | ||||||||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
1. | "Don't Let Go" | Hues, Feldman | 4:22 | |||||||
2. | "Even If You Dream" | Hues, David Burnand | 4:11 | |||||||
3. | "Don't Be My Enemy" | Hues, Costin, Feldman | 4:23 | |||||||
4. | "Devoted Friends" | 4:09 | ||||||||
5. | "Talk It Out" | Hues, Feldman | 4:50 | |||||||
Total length:
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21:55 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
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1. | "Dance Hall Days" | 3:59 | ||
2. | "Wait" | 4:25 | ||
3. | "True Love" | Hues, Nick Feldman | 3:51 | |
4. | "The Waves" | Hues, Darren Costin, Feldman | 4:29 | |
5. | "Look at Me Now" | 4:37 | ||
6. | "Don't Let Go" | Hues, Feldman | 4:22 | |
7. | "Even If You Dream" | Hues, David Burnand | 4:11 | |
8. | "Don't Be My Enemy" | Hues, Costin, Feldman | 4:23 | |
9. | "Devoted Friends" | 4:09 | ||
10. | "Talk It Out" | Hues, Feldman | 4:50 | |
Total length:
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43:15 |
Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard 200 | 30 |
U.K. Top 75 Albums | 31 |
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The Curve may refer to:
The Curve is a shopping mall in Mutiara Damansara, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
Located in Mutiara Damansara, the Curve is accessible via 5 ways namely the North Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE), Lebuhraya Damansara Puchong (LDP), Sprint Highway (Penchala Link), Damansara Perdana and Persiaran Surian.
The Curve is a 1998 thriller starring Matthew Lillard, Keri Russell and Michael Vartan.
It is also known as Dead Man's Curve, but was changed to The Curve to avoid confusion with the film Dead Man on Campus, a comedy with a similar pass by catastrophe premise about two college roommates who try to get another to commit suicide.
In the UK and Australia it was released as Dead Man's Curve.
The story follows Tim, Chris and Rand who are campus roommates. After hearing of a school policy, which says that anyone whose roommate commits suicide gets an automatic 4.0 GPA (see: Pass by catastrophe), Tim and Chris plot to kill Rand and make it look like suicide. After the suicide, Rand's girlfriend Natalie (the roommate of Chris' girlfriend Emma) is distraught and commits suicide as well. The story takes several plot twists as each person's motives come to light and the truth is revealed.
The film was screened at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival.
Writer and director Dan Rosen and score composer Shark music supervised the film (credited as Pajama Party Productions). Prior to the start of filming, they made a mix tape of music they were considering for the film. Each actor was given the tape as background to their characters. When editor Glen Garland was putting together the first edit of the film he used music from this mix tape as temp. Many of the songs ended up in the final film.
I got your letter
I felt so scared to
pick up the paper knife
and read within
I read the contents
I got what you meant
I know it's hard on you
but don't give in
Maybe, maybe
slow things go fast
Maybe, maybe
it's all in the past
(chorus)
Oh oh if you need me don't let go
(you know I'll never give up on you)
Oh oh if you need me don't let go
(you know I won't give up on you)
Ooh, ooh ooh
Ooh, ooh ooh
You know I will never
give up on you
I phoned the station
for information
To try and get the
times of trains to York
And on the platform
I saw your hatform
a kind of halo in the crowd
crush talk
But baby baby
don't run away
Maybe, maybe
it's just today
(chorus)
Don't let go
(don't let go)
No I will never
give up on you
I saw your sad face
you dropped your suitcase
And I appreciate
the state you're in
You mustn't worry
You mustn't hurry
I know it's hard on you
but don't give in
Maybe, maybe
slow things go fast
Maybe, maybe
it's all in the past
(chorus)
Don't let go
I will never give
up on you
I'll, I'll never give
up on you