New Song by Howard Jones

“New Song” is Howard Jones’ first major break into popular music. The song was originally released as a single in September of 1983. The song reached number one in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number three. The single remained on the Top 75 for over 20 weeks. On the UK seven inch single, the words of the song are printed on a spiral on top of the A-axis, with the credits appearing on the B-axis. The outro jam on both versions contains the hit “Clarksville”.

A lot has happened since the release of this song. The single most likely to be included on a future Rock Hall of Fame list is New Song (also known as The Bitter Suite). This song was covered by The Who in their song “My Generation”. Queen also covered it in their album “Pylon.” Michael Jackson covered the song on his album “HIIT.” One interesting fact about Queen’s cover of “New Song” was that The Who were not happy with the lyrics.

Howard Jones has had a diverse and varied career. He is currently well known for his work with Artistry and is a member of Arctic Monkeys. Other popular solo albums include Astral, which he produced, and Time of Your Life, which he also did the production side of. There is no doubt that a new song from Howard Jones will become a classic in the near future. I would expect that it very well may reach the top of the chart when “New Song” makes its scheduled premiere on U.S. television next Tuesday.