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Produced by Mike Howlett, also Enola Gay (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark), I Ran (A Flock of Seagulls) and Echo Beach (Martha and the Muffins)
Written by Mike Peters, also Maggie May (Rod Stewart), Sixty Eight Guns and Spirit of ’76
Released on I.R.S. Records, also It’s the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine) (R.E.M.), We Got the Beat (Go‐Go’s) and Finest Worksong (R.E.M.)
Part of Strength, also Spirit of ’76, Dawn Chorus and Deeside
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Mike Howlett produced 9 of The Alarm’s top 10 songs
Mike Howlett produced 95 songs on fono
Mike Howlett’s most frequent co-producer is Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (14 songs together)
Mike Howlett first appears on fono in 1977, 8 years before this song
Credits
All 5 credits
- Written by
- Eddie MacDonald and Mike Peters
- Produced by
- Mike Howlett
- Part of
- Strength
- Released on
- I.R.S. Records
- Written by
- Eddie MacDonald and Mike Peters
- Produced by
- Mike Howlett
- Part of
- Strength
- Released on
- I.R.S. Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: Mike Howlett
Same writer: Mike Peters
Same writer: Eddie MacDonald
Same label: I.R.S. Records
Same release: Strength
Same producer: Mike Howlett
Same label: I.R.S. Records
Same release: Strength
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Absolute Reality was produced by Mike Howlett
Absolute Reality was produced by Mike Howlett
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Absolute Reality was written by Eddie MacDonald
Absolute Reality was written by Eddie MacDonald
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Absolute Reality was written by Mike Peters
Absolute Reality was written by Mike Peters
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Absolute Reality is part of the release Strength
Absolute Reality is part of the release Strength
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz I.R.S. Records is the label of the song Absolute Reality
I.R.S. Records is the label of the song Absolute Reality
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Absolute Reality was released on 1985-10
Absolute Reality was released on 1985-10
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026