More to Lose
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"More To Lose" is a single by British
New Wave
group Seona Dancing
, released in 1983. It is an uptempo new wave
pop song, sung by a then-unknown Ricky Gervais
, who was the lyricist and vocalist of the band. Macrae was the band's composer and keyboard player
. The song remains virtually unknown in their homeland of the UK, after only peaking at #117 on the UK Singles Chart
, but later found tremendous success in the Philippines
in 1985, a year after the band broke up.
New Wave
radio station, DWRT-FM started playing a song billed as "Fade" by Medium. The title and artist turned out to be completely bogus, so as to prevent other rival stations finding the song and playing it for themselves. To make it impossible for other DJs to record the song and play it on their own station, DWRT-FM even inserted a station I.D. midway through the track. Eventually the song's true identity was revealed by DWXB-FM
. "More to Lose" became an instant hit among Filipino
teenagers, the theme song of countless high school dances across the country. The song also swept the nation's clubs, and received endless airplay on Manila FM stations throughout the mid-1980s.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
New Wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
group Seona Dancing
Seona Dancing
Seona Dancing was a 1980s British New Wave group, best known for providing comedian Ricky Gervais with his first experiences as a public performer.- History :...
, released in 1983. It is an uptempo new wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
pop song, sung by a then-unknown Ricky Gervais
Ricky Gervais
Ricky Dene Gervais is an English comedian, actor, director, radio presenter, producer, musician, and writer.Gervais achieved mainstream fame with his television series The Office and the subsequent series Extras, both of which he co-wrote and co-directed with friend and frequent collaborator...
, who was the lyricist and vocalist of the band. Macrae was the band's composer and keyboard player
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
. The song remains virtually unknown in their homeland of the UK, after only peaking at #117 on the UK Singles Chart
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 ...
, but later found tremendous success in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
in 1985, a year after the band broke up.
Success in the Philippines
In 1985, a ManilaMetro Manila
Metropolitan Manila , the National Capital Region , or simply Metro Manila, is the metropolitan region encompassing the City of Manila and its surrounding areas in the Philippines...
New Wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
radio station, DWRT-FM started playing a song billed as "Fade" by Medium. The title and artist turned out to be completely bogus, so as to prevent other rival stations finding the song and playing it for themselves. To make it impossible for other DJs to record the song and play it on their own station, DWRT-FM even inserted a station I.D. midway through the track. Eventually the song's true identity was revealed by DWXB-FM
DWXB-FM
WXB102 is a former Metro Manila FM radio station and current Internet radio station that plays New Wave, punk rock, dancepunk, synthpop and classic alternative from the UK, Philippines, and the rest of the world, available through Live365, Hayag.com and USTREAM.tv...
. "More to Lose" became an instant hit among Filipino
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
teenagers, the theme song of countless high school dances across the country. The song also swept the nation's clubs, and received endless airplay on Manila FM stations throughout the mid-1980s.