"Talk Talk Talk"
Single by Darren Hayes
from the album Secret Codes and Battleships
B-side"Angel"
Released24 June 2011
GenrePop, synthpop
Length3:39
LabelMercury Records, Powdered Sugar
Songwriter(s)Darren Hayes, Carl Falk
Producer(s)Carl Falk
Darren Hayes singles chronology
"Casey"
(2008)
"Talk Talk Talk"
(2011)
"Bloodstained Heart"
(2011)

"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.

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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[2] 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.

Track listing

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Worldwide 24 June 2011 Digital download Mercury Records
United Kingdom 31 July 2011 7" vinyl

References

  1. "Top 20 Australian Singles & Albums Chart - Australian Record Industry Association". Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Darren Hayes - Talk Talk Talk (Official Video). YouTube.
  3. "Talk Talk Talk - Single by Darren Hayes". iTunes. 24 June 2011.
  4. "Talk Talk Talk (Remix 1) - EP by Darren Hayes". iTunes. 24 June 2011.
  5. "Talk Talk Talk - Single by Darren Hayes". iTunes. January 2011.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Darren Hayes – Talk Talk Talk (2011, CDR)". Discogs.
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