The Gap (song)

"The Gap"
Single by Thompson Twins
from the album Into the Gap
B-side
  • Out Of The Gap
  • Sister Of Mercy
ReleasedJuly 1984 (Europe), 22 November 1984 (USA)
RecordedLate 1983
GenrePop rock
Length3:53
LabelArista Records
SongwritersTom Bailey
Alannah Currie
Joe Leeway
ProducersAlex Sadkin & Tom Bailey
Thompson Twins singles chronology
"Sister Of Mercy"
(1984)
"The Gap"
(1984)
"Lay Your Hands On Me"
(1984)

"The Gap" is a song by the British pop group Thompson Twins. It was the title track from the group's 1984 album Into the Gap, and was also released as a single in certain countries though not in the group's native UK. The single peaked at No. 69 in the U.S., spending six weeks on the US Billboard 100. It also charted in Germany where it peaked at No. 62. There was no promotional music video for this single.

The B-sides are a "megamix" of various Thompson Twins songs titled "Out Of The Gap", and the previous single, "Sister Of Mercy" (LP Version).