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Foreign Affair (Mike Oldfield song)






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"Foreign Affair"
SongbyMike Oldfield
from the album Crises
Released27 May 1983 (1983-05-27)
RecordedNovember 1982 – April 1983
GenrePop[1]
Length3:52
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Crises track listing
6 tracks
  1. "Crises"
  • "Moonlight Shadow"
  • "In High Places"
  • "Foreign Affair"
  • "Taurus 3"
  • "Shadow on the Wall"
  • "Foreign Affair" is a song written by Maggie Reilly and Mike Oldfield, which first appeared on Oldfield's 1983 album CrisesonVirgin Records.

    The song was originally recorded during the Crises sessions between November 1982 and April 1983 at Oldfield's studio in Denham, Buckinghamshire. On "Foreign Affair", Oldfield plays a Fairlight CMI and Roland strings. Maggie Reilly provides vocals, and the co-producer Simon Phillips plays Tama Drums and a shaker.

    Oldfield performed the song on tour extensively in the 1980s. The song has since been featured on compilations such as The Platinum Collection, Collection, Elements Boxset and Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield.

    Sylver cover[edit]

    "Foreign Affair"
    SinglebySylver
    from the album Sacrifice
    Released12 June 2009 (2009-06-12)
    Length3:14
    LabelUniversal
    Songwriter(s)
    Producer(s)
    Sylver singles chronology
    "I Hate You Now"
    (2009)
    "Foreign Affair"
    (2009)
    "Music"
    (2009)
    Music video
    "Foreign Affair"onYouTube

    In 2009 the Belgian group Sylver covered "Foreign Affair" on their fifth album, Sacrifice. The song reached number three on the Belgian Singles Chart.[2] The song was released in Germany on 20 November 2009, but only as a download.[3]

    Track listing[edit]

    1. "Foreign Affair" (Radio Edit) – 3:14
    2. "Foreign Affair" (Album Version) – 6:26
    3. "Foreign Affair" (Hardwell Remix) – 7:06
    4. "Foreign Affair" (Cliff Coenraad Repimp) – 7:23

    Charts[edit]

    Chart (2009) Peak
    position
    Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 3
    Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[4] 21
    Germany (Official German Charts)[5] 77

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Max, Jorge. "Mike Oldfield – Crises (1983)" (in Spanish). Aloha Criticón. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  • ^ a b "Sylver – Foreign Affair" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  • ^ "Sylver – "Foreign Affair"" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  • ^ "Sylver – Foreign Affair" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  • ^ "Sylver – Foreign Affair" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  • External links[edit]


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