Context: Vince Clarke (born Vincent John Martin; 3 July 1960) is an English synthpop musician and songwriter. Clarke has been the main composer and musician of the band Erasure since 1985, and was previously the main songwriter of several groups, including Depeche Mode, Yazoo and The Assembly., "Who Needs Love Like That" is the debut single released by British synthpop duo Erasure. The song was released in the UK on Mute Records in 1985 as a prelude to their debut album "Wonderland". The video was directed by John Scarlett Davies and produced by Nick Verden for Aldabra., The UK Singles Chart (currently entitled Official Singles Chart) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-selling singles in the United Kingdom, based upon physical sales, paid-for downloads and streaming. To be eligible for the chart, a single is currently defined by the Official Charts Company (OCC) as either a 'single bundle' having no more than four tracks and not lasting longer than 25 minutes or one digital audio track not longer than 15 minutes with a minimum sale price of 40 pence. The rules have changed many times as technology has developed, the most notable being the inclusion of digital downloads in 2005 and streaming in 2014., Synthpop (also known as "technopop"), a subgenre of new wave music first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic, art rock, disco, and particularly the "Krautrock" of bands like Kraftwerk. It arose as a distinct genre in Japan and the United Kingdom in the post-punk era as part of the new wave movement of the late-1970s to the mid-1980s., `` Star '' is a song by Erasure , released in 1990 as the fourth European ( and third American ) single from the group 's fourth studio album Wild ! . A straightforward dance music track with disco elements , `` Star '' was written by Erasure members Vince Clarke and Andy Bell , its lyrical content clearly referencing nuclear war ; Erasure 's own form of protest song . When released as a single , the track was remixed slightly for radio , bringing acoustic guitar elements and various background vocal parts forward in the mix. The last single released from Wild ! , `` Star '' became Erasure 's twelfth consecutive Top 20 hit on the UK singles chart , peaking at number eleven , and in Germany it peaked at number twenty - three . In the United States , `` Star '' did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 , although it became a popular club hit , climbing to number four on the U.S. Hot Dance Music / Club Play chart ., Erasure are an English synthpop duo, consisting of singer and songwriter Andy Bell and songwriter and keyboardist Vince Clarke. They formed in London, and entered the music scene in 1985 with their debut single "Who Needs Love Like That". Following the release of their fourth single "Sometimes", the duo established itself on the UK Singles Chart and became one of the most successful artists of the late 1980s to mid-1990s., Subject: star , Relation: record_label, Options: (A) album (B) english (C) japan (D) mute records (E) record (F) uk singles chart (G) united kingdom
Output: mute records