Party Fears Two

"Party Fears Two"
Single by Associates
from the album Sulk
A-side	"Party Fears Two"
B-side	"It's Better This Way"
Format	7", 12"
Recorded	1981 at Playground Studios in London, England
Length	4:05 (7" single version) 4:52 (album version) 5:04 (remix) 5:38 (12" extended version)
Label	Beggars Banquet WEA International (Europe)
Writer(s)	Billy Mackenzie Alan Rankine
Producer(s)	Mike Hedges
The Associates singles chronology
"White Car in Germany" (1981) "Party Fears Two" (1982) "Club Country" (1982)

"Party Fears Two" is a 1982 single by Scottish band Associates, released from their second studio (and third album in total) Sulk.

Release

The song became their first Top 20 and best-known hit, peaking number 9 on the UK Singles Chart.^[1] The song also charted in Irish Singles Chart at number 16.

The band performed the song on the BBC television show Top of the Pops.

Legacy

"Party Fears Two" has been covered by several artists, including The Divine Comedy, Heaven 17, King Creosote and Dan Bryk. "Party Fears Two" was used as an instrumental section for the theme music on BBC Radio 4 satirical current affairs series Week Ending.

Charts

Chart	Position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)	9[1]
Ireland (Irish Singles Chart)	16

Track listing

All tracks written by Billy Mackenzie and Alan Rankine. 

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Party Fears Two"	4:05

side two
No.	Title	Length
2.	"It's Better This Way"	3:39

References

1. "ASSOCIATES|full Official Chart History|Official Charts Company". Retrieved 2016-06-03.

External links

• "Party Fears Two" at Discogs