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Wang Chung is an English new wave band, formed in London in 1980 by Nick Feldman, Jack Hues and Darren Costin. The name Wang Chung is Chinese (黃鐘, pinyin: huáng zhōng; Wade–Giles: huang chung), meaning "yellow bell" in English, and is the first note in the Chinese classical music scale.
Huang Chung is the self-titled debut studio album by the English new wave band Huang Chung (later known as Wang Chung). Huang Chung was released on March 1982 on both vinyl and cassette. Included on the album cover is the name of the band in Chinese (黃鐘, literally Yellow Bell) meaning the first note in the Chinese classical music scale.
Out of the ashes of 57 Men rose a new band. Jack Hues, Nick Feldman (aka Nick De Spig), and Darren Costin (aka Darwin) re-grouped and started out again as a stripped-down three-piece unit named Huang Chung. The band recorded four live tracks for 101 Records, all of which appeared on a pair of compilation albums in 1980 and 1981.
“Hold Back the Tears,” “Ti Na Na,” “China,” and “Rising in the East” are the most popular songs by Wang Chung from the album Huang Chung. Points on the Curve, issued in 1984, marked the band’s first album under the moniker Wang Chung. The album was the band’s first record issued through Geffen Records.
Wang Chung are an English New Wave musical group formed in 1980. The name Wang Chung means “yellow bell” in Chinese (黃鐘, pinyin: huáng zhōng), and is the first note in the Chinese.
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications; UK AUS GER NLD NZ US; Huang Chung: Released: March 1982; Label: Arista Formats: Vinyl, cassette, CD (1995 reissue only) 1 Points on the Curve
Wang Chung. An '80s New Wave band, was founded in 1979 as Huang Chung by Jack Hues (lead vocals, keyboards, guitar), Nick Feldman (vocals, keyboards, bass guitar) and Darren Costin (vocals, drums, percussion, keyboards).
