Thompson Twins

Thompson Twins are a British band which emerged in the 1980s in the immediate aftermath of New Romanticism, scoring a string of hits and conquering the USA and Canada in the process. The band was named after the two bumbling detectives in Hergé's comic strip, The Adventures of Tintin.

Albums and singles

• "Squares and Triangles"
• "She's in Love With Mysteries"
• A Product of... Participation (UK, June 1981)
• "Perfect Game"
• "Animal Laugh"
• "Make Believe"
• Set (UK, February 1982)
• "In the Name of Love" (Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1)
• "Runaway"
• In The Name Of Love (USA, June 1982. Billboard 200 #148)
• Quick Step And Side Kick (UK, January 1983. USA title: Side Kicks, February 1983. Billboard 200 #34)
• "Lies" (Billboard Hot 100 #30, Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1)
• "Love On Your Side" (Billboard Hot 100 #45, Hot Dance Music/Club Play #6)
• "We Are Detective"
• "Watching"
• Into the Gap (February 1984. Billboard 200 #10)
• "Hold Me Now" (Billboard Hot 100 #3, Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1)
• "Doctor! Doctor! (Billboard Hot 100 #11, Hot Dance Music/Club Play #18)
• "You Take Me Up" (Billboard Hot 100 #44)
• "Sister Of Mercy"
• "The Gap" (Billboard Hot 100 #69)
• Here's To Future Days (September 1985. Billboard 200 #20)
• "Lay Your Hands On Me" (Billboard Hot 100 #6, Hot Dance Music/Club Play #46)
• "Don't Mess With Doctor Dream"
• "King For A Day" (Billboard Hot 100 #8)
• "Revolution"
• Close To The Bone (April 1987. Billboard 200 #76)
• "Get That Love" (Billboard Hot 100 #31)
• "Long Goodbye"
• "Bush Baby"
• The Best of Thompson Twins: Greatest Mixes (August 1988. Billboard 200 #175)
• "In The Name Of Love '88" (Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1)
• Big Trash (October 1989. Billboard 200 #143)
• "Bombers In The Sky"
• "Sugar Daddy" (Billboard Hot 100 #28)
• Queer (September 1991)
• "Come Inside" (Hot Dance Music/Club Play #7)
• "The Saint"
• "Groove On"

Soundtracks

• Ghostbusters (1984)
• "In The Name Of Love"
• Sixteen Candles (1984)
• "If You Were Here"
• Perfect (1986)
• "Lay Your Hands On Me"
• Nothing in Common (1986)
• "Nothing in Common" (Billboard Hot 100 #54, Hot Dance Music/Club Play #38)
• ' (1990)
• "Bombers In The Sky"
• Cool World (1992)
• "Play With Me"
• "Industry And Seduction" (Tom Bailey)
• The Wedding Singer (1997)
• "Hold Me Now"