I Ran: The Best of A Flock of Seagulls

Compilation album by A Flock of Seagulls

Released

2004

Recorded

1999

A Flock of Seagulls compilations chronology

Essential New Wave
(2003)

I Ran: The Best of A Flock of Seagulls
(2004)

We Are the 80's
(2006)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[2]

I Ran: The Best of A Flock of Seagulls is an album by new wave band A Flock of Seagulls released in 2003. The album has subsequently been reissued under the titles Space Age Love Songs and Greatest Hits.

The album contains Mike Score's new versions of the band's songs that were specially recorded for use on Cleopatra Records remix album Greatest Hits Remixed. The album also contains two remixes taken from that album ("Space Age Love Song (KMFDM Remix)" here being retitled as the Guenter Schultz Remix) together with three additional new remixes (*). According to The Rolling Stone Album Guide, the album is "a tacky bunch of rerecordings" one should steer clear of.^[2]

The album art is an homage to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, which features "I Ran (So Far Away)" on its soundtrack.

These versions were never intended for release as recorded and Mike Score was reportedly unhappy that they eventually were.

Track listing

"I Ran (So Far Away)" – 5:02 from A Flock of Seagulls
"Space Age Love Song" – 3:49 from A Flock of Seagulls
"Telecommunication" – 2:25 from A Flock of Seagulls
"The More You Live, the More You Love" – 4:13 from The Story of a Young Heart
"Nightmares" – 4:38 from Listen
"Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" – 4:55 from Listen
"Rainfall" – 5:25 from The Light at the End of the World
"Messages" – 2:51 from A Flock of Seagulls
"I Ran (So Far Away)" (Die Krupps Remix) – 3:48 from Greatest Hits Remixed
"Space Age Love Song" (Günter Schulz Remix) – 4:52 from Greatest Hits Remixed
"Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" (Shutter Speed Remix) – 4:20 *
"I Ran (So Far Away)" (Shah of the Dance Remix) – 5:12 *
"Space Age Love Song" (Major Tom Remix) – 4:14 *

References

↑ AllMusic review
1 2 Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. pp. 304–305. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.

A Flock of Seagulls

Mike Score Joe Rodriguez Michael Brahm Pando Frank Maudsley Ali Score Willie Woo Mark Edmondson Paul Reynolds Chris Chryssaphis Gary Steadnin Ed Berner Kaya Pryor Mike Radcliffe Mike Railton Dave Maerz Jonte Wilkins Mike Marquart A.J. Mazzetti Dean Pichette Darryl Sons Rob Wright

Studio albums	A Flock of Seagulls (1982) Listen (1983) The Story of a Young Heart (1984) Dream Come True (1986) The Light at the End of the World (1995)

Compilation albums	The Best of A Flock of Seagulls (1987) 20 Classics of the 80's (1995) Wishing (1996) Greatest Hits Remixed (1999) Platinum & Gold Collection (2003) I Ran: The Best of A Flock of Seagulls (2004) We Are the 80's (2006)

Singles	"Talking" "Telecommunication" "I Ran (So Far Away)" "Space Age Love Song" "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" "The More You Live, the More You Love"

Songs	"D.N.A." "Modern Love Is Automatic"

Related	Discography

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