B-side Nothing To Lose Format 7" Single, 12" single Genre Pop rock | Released July 1986 Recorded 1986 Length 3:24 | |
"Nothing In Common" is a 1986 song by the British band the Thompson Twins. It was recorded for the soundtrack to the movie Nothing In Common and released as a single in July 1986. It was written by bandmembers Alannah Currie and Tom Bailey and was the first material to be released by the band after they had become a duo. The single peaked at #54 in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The single was not released in the band's native UK.
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Promotion
The single had a promo video to support it featuring Tom Hanks and various clips from the movie. The video's producer was Jon Small for the production company Picture Vision, whilst the director was Meiert Avis.
In both a late August and September 1986 issue of the Billboard magazine, "Nothing in Common" was listed in 'MTV Programming' list. The music video aired on the MTV Network, where the video was listed as receiving active rotation both times. Upon the clip's release, Billboard listed the new clip in an early August 1986 issue, where it had just had 'breakout rotation' on the MTV Network.
Formats
- "Nothing In Common" - 3:24
- "Nothing To Lose" - 4:15
- "Nothing In Common" (7" Single) - 3:30
- "Revolution" (Extended Remix) - 6:25 (Lennon/McCartney)
- "Nothing In Common" (7" Remix) - 4:08
- "Nothing In Common" (Street Mix-Vocal & Instrumental) - 6:22
- "Nothing In Common" (Club Mix) - 7:38