We Are Detective

"We Are Detective" is a 1983 song by the English pop band Thompson Twins. It was the third single from the band's third studio album, Quick Step & Side Kick (1983).

"We Are Detective"
Single by Thompson Twins
from the album Quick Step & Side Kick
B-side	"Lucky Day"
Released	April 1983
Genre	Synth-pop new wave
Length	3:05
Label	Arista
Songwriter(s)	Tom Bailey Alannah Currie Joe Leeway
Producer(s)	Alex Sadkin
Thompson Twins singles chronology
"Love On Your Side" (1983) "We Are Detective" (1983) "Watching" (1983)
Music video
"We Are Detective" on YouTube

It was the band's second single to reach the UK Top Ten, peaking at no. 7. It also reached no. 48 in Alannah Currie's native New Zealand.^[1] A limited number of copies of the 12" single came with a free 12" of the tracks "Love Lies Fierce" and "Frozen in Time", both remixes of the songs "Love Lies Bleeding" and "Kamikaze" from the album.

Track listing

• 12" single (ARIST 12 526, ARIST 12526)

1. "We Are Detective (More Clues)" – 6:00
2. "Lucky Day (Space Mix)" – 6:58

• 7" single (ARIST 526)

1. "We Are Detective" – 3:05
2. "Lucky Day" – 3:52

Official versions

1. Album Version – 3:05
2. Extended Version – 6:00

Sales chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart[2]	7
New Zealand Singles Chart[3]	48

See also

• 1983 in British music
• Thompson Twins discography