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China Crisis are an English new wave and synth-pop band formed in Kirkby, near Liverpool, Merseyside, in 1979 with a core of lead vocalist/keyboardist Gary Daly and guitarist/vocalist Eddie Lundon. In
Gary Daly performing with China Crisis in Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, 2008. Photo: Andrew D. Hurley
China Crisis performing in Cala Millor, Mallorca 2010.
Daly performing with China Crisis at Let's Rock Liverpool in 2021
Eddie Lundon performing without Gary Daly at the Manchester Academy 3, due to the latter losing his voice at this concert, April 2023
"Wishful Thinking" is a song by the English new wave and synth-pop band China Crisis, released as the third single from their second studio album Working with Fire and Steel – Possible Pop Songs Volum
China Crisis
…soon crossed over to a more commercial sound and had success in the United Kingdom in the 1980s with ten top-50 singles, including the top-10 hit "Wishful Thinking", and three albums charting in or just outside the top 20, including Working with Fire and Steel and the top-10 entry Flaunt the Imperfection, that…
China Crisis Wishful Thinking single cover