8:58, which is just under four minutes longer than the original; as such, the single featured a shorter radio edit. In addition, Gray's version omits the comma out of the title. Marc Almond sang the song with Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra on the 2001 album Small World, Big Band. Japanese duo Salon Music and American duo Sparks covered the song for Salon Music's 1988 album O Boy. Nouvelle Vague covered the song on their 2009 album 3. References Songs about parting 1982 singles 2001 singles Songs written by Marc Almond Songs written by David Ball (electronic musician) Soft Cell songs David Gray (musician) songs 1981 songs Music videos directed by Tim Pope Song recordings produced by Julian Mendelsohn Some Bizzare Records singles