Flash and the Pan was an Australian New Wave

New Wave music

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 musical group (essentially an ongoing studio project) initiated during the late 1970s by Harry Vanda and George Young

Vanda & Young

Vanda & Young are Harry Vanda , and George Young...

, both former members of The Easybeats

The Easybeats

The Easybeats were an Australian rock and roll band. They formed in Sydney in late 1964 and broke up at the end of 1969. They are regarded as the greatest Australian pop band of the 1960s, and were the first Australian rock and roll act to score an international pop hit with their 1966 single...

. The duo's first success was their debut album

Album

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 with single "Walking in the Rain

Walking in the Rain

"Walking in the Rain" was the third single from Grace Jones' 1981 album Nightclubbing. The song was originally composed and recorded by Australian band Flash and the Pan and included on their eponymous debut album....

", which was later covered

Cover version

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 by Grace Jones

Grace Jones

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.
In 2011 "Walking In The Rain' has been used by Peugeot in their television advertising campaign for their 308 car.

This album was successful in Europe

Europe

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, the UK

United Kingdom

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, and the US

United States

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. "Waiting for a Train

Waiting for a Train

"Waiting for a Train" is the ninth single by the Australian synthpop group Flash and the Pan. It is taken from the album Headlines and became their most successful single, reaching number 7 on the UK singles chart in 1983. The song features the vocals of Stevie Wright, the former bandmate of Harry...

" was their next success.

Singles

• "Hey, St. Peter" (1978 worldwide) - Aus
  Kent Music Report
  The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...
  
   #5, US
  Billboard Hot 100
  The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
  
   #76
• "And the Band Played On (Down Among The Dead Men)" (1978) - Aus
  Kent Music Report
  The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...
  
   #4, UK
  UK Singles Chart
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   #54
• "The African Shuffle" (1978) - Aus
  Kent Music Report
  The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...
  
   #85
• "California" (1979)
• "Walking in the Rain" (1979)
• "Media Man" (1980)
• "Welcome to the Universe" (1980)
• "Love is a Gun" (1982)
• "Where Were You" (1982)
• "Waiting for a Train
  Waiting for a Train
  "Waiting for a Train" is the ninth single by the Australian synthpop group Flash and the Pan. It is taken from the album Headlines and became their most successful single, reaching number 7 on the UK singles chart in 1983. The song features the vocals of Stevie Wright, the former bandmate of Harry...
  
  " (1983) - UK
  UK Singles Chart
  The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
  
   #7, Aus
  Kent Music Report
  The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...
  
   #98
• "Waiting for a Train (French Take)" (1983) - Aus
  Kent Music Report
  The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...
  
   #66
• "Midnight Man" (1985) - Aus
  Kent Music Report
  The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...
  
   #66
• "Early Morning Wake Up Call" (1985)
• "Ayla" (1987)
• "Money Don't Lie" (1988)
• "Yesterday's Gone (EP)" (1988)
• "Waiting for a Train '89" (1989)
• "Something About You" (1990)
• "Burning Up The Night" (1992)
• "Living On Dreams" (1992)
• "Burning Up The Night" (1992)
• "Walking in the Rain '96" (1996)
• "Waiting for a Train '96" (1996)

Albums

• Flash and the Pan
  Flash and the Pan (album)
  Flash and the Pan was Flash and the Pan's 1979 debut album release. The album covers differed between the Australian release and UK release . The track "And The Band Played On " — about the sinking of the Titanic — was released as a UK single, reaching No...
  
  (1979)
• Lights in the Night
  Lights in the Night (album)
  -Track listing:# "Media Man"# "Headhunter"# "Restless"# "Welcome To The Universe"# "Make Your Own Cross"# "Lights In The Night"# "Let The Captain Beware"# "Atlantis Calling"-Personnel:* Harry Vanda - producer, guitar, vocals...
  
  (1980)
• Headlines (1982)
• Early Morning Wake Up Call
  Early Morning Wake Up Call
  Early Morning Wake Up Call was Flash and the Pan's 1984 album release and was produced by Vanda and Young themselves.-Track listing:# "Early Morning Wake Up Call"# "Communication Breakdown"# "Barking At The Moon"# "Downtown Too Long"...
  
  (1984)
• Nights in France (1987)
• Burning up the Night (1992)

Compilations

• Pan-orama
  Pan-orama (album)
  Pan-orama was Flash and the Pan's first compilation album and contained songs from their previous three albums.-Track listing:# "Down Among The Dead Men" # "Walking In The Rain" # "Captain Beware" # "Hole In The Middle"...
  
  (1983) - UK
  UK Albums Chart
  The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
  
  #69
• Flash Hits (1988)
• Collection (1990)
• The Flash and the Pan Hits Collection (1996)