B-side "Angel" Genre Pop, synthpop | Released 24 June 2011 Length 3:39 | |
Format Digital download, 7" vinyl Label Mercury Records, Powdered Sugar | ||
"Talk Talk Talk" is a song by British-based Australian singer-songwriter Darren Hayes, released as the lead single from his fourth solo album, Secret Codes and Battleships, on 24 June 2011.
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Background
The track was released as the album's lead single simultaneously across the world. The single was released via digital download on 24 June 2011 via Mercury Records, with a physical release of the single on 7" vinyl following on 31 July. The song entered the ARIA Singles Chart and peaked at #79 in July 2011. The single peaked outside the top 100 in the United Kingdom. The single was released with two B-sides: a cover of Madonna's "Angel", and "Out of Talk", a mashup of the vocals of "Talk Talk Talk" with the Hall & Oates song "Out of Touch".
Music video
The music video for "Talk Talk Talk" premiered on Hayes' official YouTube account on 20 June 2011, at a total length of three minutes and three seconds. Prior to the release of the music video, screenshots and behind-the-scenes footage from the video shoot appeared on Hayes' official website. The music video was released for airplay via British music channels on 24 June 2011. The video depicts Hayes performing the song in front of a wide variety of different landscapes, all designed by his partner Richard Cullen, who also directed the video.