Contenders (song)
| "Contenders" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Heaven 17 | ||||
| from the album Pleasure One | ||||
| B-side | Excerpts From "Diary of a Contender" | |||
| Released | 6 October 1986 | |||
| Length | 4:28 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Heaven 17 | |||
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"Contenders" is a song by the British new wave and synth-pop band Heaven 17, released on 6 October 1986 as the first single from their fourth studio album, Pleasure One. It was written and produced by Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware. The song reached No. 80 in the UK and spent four weeks on the chart. It also reached No. 6 on the U.S. Billboard Dance/Club Play Singles Chart.