Election Day (song)
"Election Day" is the first single released by Duran Duran offshoot band, Arcadia. It was released by Parlophone Records in October 1985 and subsequently hit the Top 10 on both sides of the Atlantic, peaking at No. 6 in the US and No. 7 in the UK. In Italy, spurred on by several high profile TV appearances, it became a huge hit, spending seven consecutive weeks at No. 1 between November 1985 and January 1986. It also reached the Top 5 in New Zealand and Ireland. Along with the Arcadia members, "Election Day" features Grace Jones on vocals and speech segments. Lyrical content When Smash Hits published the lyrics in their magazine, they published the complete lyric, which included a verse that was subsequently dropped from the released version of the song: Don't even try to induce, In all my restrain there's no hesitation All the signs on the loose 'cause sanity's rare this end of the hard day Shadows are crawling out of the subway Any way that you choose in every direction just to confuse me This additional verse was also included in the lyrics which were printed on the back of the sleeve of the Cryptic Cut