| The Voice | |
| Cover: | Ultravox The Voice single cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Ultravox |
| Album: | Rage in Eden |
| Released: | 30 October 1981 |
| Recorded: | 1981 at Conny’s Studio in Cologne, West Germany |
| Genre: | Synthpop, new wave |
| Length: | 4:23 |
| Label: | Chrysalis |
| Producer: | Ultravox and Conny Plank |
| Prev Title: | The Thin Wall |
| Prev Year: | 1981 |
| Next Title: | Reap the Wild Wind |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
"The Voice" is Ultravox's second single from the Rage in Eden album, recorded in Conny Plank's Studio in Cologne, Germany and released on 30 October 1981. It peaked at #16 in the UK singles chart,[1] #27 in the Irish Singles Chart[2] and #29 in the New Zealand Singles Chart.[3]
Written by the whole band, the song originated from Warren Cann, Chris Cross and Midge Ure, then Billy Currie added a little instrumental section in the middle of the song. Cann and Cross provided the vocals in the chorus section.
There were two different videos made for the single. One has the band miming a performance in a slanted room; the band members appear to be standing at an unnatural angle. The other video is more elaborate, contains war imagery, single-word slogans in knock-out text, features Billy Currie appearing as a radio announcer, and Midge Ure as a soldier. The Voice, was the fourth and final music video directed by Russell Mulcahy that was included on the Ultravox The Collection video compilation. Midge Ure and Chris Cross continued to direct Ultravox next music videos.[4] [5]
Live versions of The Voice appear on the live albums Monument and Return to Eden.