Red Skies

"Red Skies" is a song by new wave/rock band the Fixx, released by MCA Records in the UK on 11 June 1982, followed by a US release on 20 January 1983. It was the fourth and final single from the group's debut album, Shuttered Room, and 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.

Composition and recording

The song appeared on the Fixx's 1982 album Shuttered Room. The lyrics of "Red Skies" warn of an imminent nuclear holocaust. {{cite book ==Release and reception==

Release and reception

Cash Box called it "a sailor's and dancer’s delight," praising the "haunting and dreamy synthesizer effects," steady beat" and "powerful vocals." "Red Skies" peaked at number 13 on the U.S. Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, number 44 in the Netherlands and number 57 in the UK. ==Re-recording==

Re-recording

According to drummer Adam Woods, MCA Records requested that the band re-record the song for their 1987 React album. "Nobody at MCA was really interested in the new things we wanted to do," Woods said. "They told us to re-do 'Red Skies,' and we gave in. We figured, 'All right, we'll give them exactly what they want, and it will bomb.' And sure enough, it did."{{cite news ==Track listing==

Track listing

7-inch vinyl • "Red Skies" – 3:30 • "Is It by Instinct" – 4:10 12-inch vinyl • "Red Skies" (Full Length [album] Version) – 4:19 • "Sinking Island" (Special Extended Dance Mix) – 4:35 ==Chart performance==

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