“Vienna” is the third single and the title track from the band’s fourth album of the same name.
To date, it remains Ultravox’s signature song, being their most commercially successful release, and has since been voted the UK’s most favorite chart hit to only reach a peak of No. 2 (and as a result,...
[Verse 1]
We walked in the cold air
Freezing breath on a window pane
Lying and waiting
A man in the dark in a picture frame
So mystic and soulful
A voice reaching out in a piercing cry
It stays with you until
[Chorus]
The feeling has gone, only you and I
It means nothing to me
This means nothing to me
Oh, Vienna
[Verse 2]
The music is weaving
Haunting notes, pizzicato strings
The rhythm is calling
Alone in the night as the daylight brings
A cool empty silence
The warmth of your hand and a cold grey sky
It fades to the distance
[Chorus]
The image has gone, only you and I
It means nothing to me
This means nothing to me
Oh, Vienna
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
This means nothing to me
This means nothing to me
Oh, Vienna
Vienna was written by Chris Cross & Midge Ure & Billy Currie & Warren Cann.
Vienna was produced by Ultravox & Conny Plank.