Resistance (Clock DVA song)

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"Resistance"
Cover of the 12" single
Single by Clock DVA
from the album Advantage
B-side"The Secret Life of the Big Black Suit (Instrumental) The Suit Walks On (Size 12)"
ReleasedApril 1983[1]
Length3:50
LabelPolydor
SongwritersBrowse, Carruthers, Dennis, Newton, Sanderson
ProducerHugh Jones
Clock DVA singles chronology
"High Holy Disco Mass"
(1982) 		"Resistance"
(1983) 		"Breakdown"
(1983)
Music video
"Resistance" on YouTube

"Resistance" is a song by the English post-punk band Clock DVA. It was the first single released in support of their third studio album, Advantage (1983).[2]

A music video was also released for "Resistance" in 1983.[3]

Reception

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Martin Hebbert of the Black Country Evening Mail called "Resistance" a "dynamic track" with a "snappy dance floor beat", in an otherwise unenthusiastic review of Advantage.[4] M.C. of the Burton Mail described the track as "electronic dance music for the 1940s" that would "have Humphrey Bogart tripping the light fantastic".[5]

Formats and track listing

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UK 7" single
  1. "Resistance" – 3:50
  2. "The Secret Life of the Big Black Suit (Instrumental) The Suit Walks On (Size 12)" – 3:35
UK 12" single
  1. "Resistance" (extended version) – 5:50
  2. "The Secret Life of the Big Black Suit (Instrumental) The Suit Walks On (Size 12)" – 3:35

Personnel

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Personnel adapted from the single and album's liner notes.[3][6]

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 1983 Polydor 7", 12" POSP 578

References

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  1. ^ "Clock DVA: Resistance". Telegraph & Argus. 12 April 1983. p. 16. Retrieved 2 September 2025 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Albums". Telegraph & Argus. 14 June 1983. p. 10. Retrieved 2 September 2025 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b Resistance. Clock DVA (sleeve). London, UK: Polydor. 1983.
  4. ^ "Time for a change". Black Country Evening Mail. 2 July 1983. p. 19. Retrieved 2 September 2023 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Chicago style beat". Burton Mail. 7 October 1983. p. 12. Retrieved 2 September 2025 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Advantage. Clock DVA (sleeve). London, UK: Polydor. 1983.