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== Music career == === 1977β1981: Tubeway Army and the "Machine Trilogy" === Numan came to prominence in the 1970s as lead vocalist, songwriter, and record producer for [[Tubeway Army]]. After adopting a [[punk rock]]-style they signed a recording contract with [[Beggars Banquet Records]] and released their debut single "[[That's Too Bad]]" in February 1978. It was followed by the recording of an album's worth of [[Demo (music)|demo tapes]] in March 1978 (released in 1984 as ''[[The Plan (Tubeway Army album)|The Plan]]''),<ref name="BeggarsThePlan">{{cite web|title=Numan, Gary + Tubeway Army The Plan|url=https://archive.beggars.com/numan-gary-tubeway-army-theplan/|website=The Arkive|publisher=Beggars Group|access-date=14 December 2020|archive-date=11 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511034555/https://archive.beggars.com/numan-gary-tubeway-army-theplan/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="BeggarsSigned1978" /> and a second single, "[[Bombers (Tubeway Army song)|Bombers]]", which like the first single did not chart.<ref name="BombersLyrics">{{cite web|title=Gary Numan β Bombers Lyrics|url=https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/4686293/Gary+Numan/Bombers|website=Lyrics.com|publisher=Stands4, LLC.|access-date=26 January 2023|archive-date=26 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126223358/https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/4686293/Gary+Numan/Bombers|url-status=live}}</ref> The two singles were released again as a gatefold doublepack in 1979, and in 1983 a re-release of "That's Too Bad" reached No. 97 on the [[UK singles chart]].<ref name="toobadchart">{{cite web|title=That's too bad β full Official Chart History|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/gary-numan-and-the-tubeway-army-thats-too-bad|access-date=26 January 2023|publisher=Official Charts Company|archive-date=29 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629162313/https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/gary-numan-and-the-tubeway-army-thats-too-bad|url-status=live}}</ref> Tubeway Army's self-titled, [[New wave music|new wave]]-oriented [[Tubeway Army (album)|debut studio album]], released in November 1978, sold out its limited run and introduced Numan's fascination with [[dystopia]]n science fiction and synthesizers.<ref name="Europopmusic">{{cite web|title=Part 6: "Are friends electric? "|url=http://www.europopmusic.eu/Newsletters/History_electronic_music_part_6.html|access-date=24 July 2012|work=The history of electronic music within European pop?"|publisher=Europopmusic|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229082352/http://www.europopmusic.eu/Newsletters/History_electronic_music_part_6.html|url-status=live}}</ref> During the recording of the album Numan found a [[Moog synthesizer]] left behind in the studio and the transition towards an electronic sound began.<ref>Steve Malins (1998). ''Tubeway Army'' 1998 reissued CD liner notes</ref> Though the band's third single, the dark-themed and slow-paced "[[Down in the Park]]" (1979), did not appear on the charts, it became one of Numan's most enduring and oft-covered songs. It was featured with other contemporary hits on the soundtrack for the American drama film ''[[Times Square (1980 film)|Times Square]]'' (1980),<ref name="Forbes">{{cite web|last1=Chiu|first1=David|title='Times Square': A Forgotten Punk And New Wave Movie Soundtrack Turns 40|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidchiu/2020/09/29/times-square-a-forgotten-punk-and-new-wave-movie-soundtrack-turns-40/|website=Forbes|access-date=14 December 2020|archive-date=13 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213082911/https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidchiu/2020/09/29/times-square-a-forgotten-punk-and-new-wave-movie-soundtrack-turns-40/|url-status=live}}</ref> and a live version of the song appeared in the British concert film ''[[Urgh! A Music War]]'' (1982).<ref name="AltPressUrghMusicWar">{{cite web|last1=Pettigrew|first1=Jason|title=10 CLASSIC '80S UNDERGROUND MOMENTS FROM THE MOVIE 'URGH! A MUSIC WAR'|url=https://www.altpress.com/features/list/classic-80s-underground-moments-from-urgh-a-music-war-movie/|website=Alternative Press|publisher=Alternative Press, Inc.|access-date=14 December 2020|archive-date=8 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208040510/https://www.altpress.com/features/list/classic-80s-underground-moments-from-urgh-a-music-war-movie/|url-status=live}}</ref> Following exposure in a television advertisement for [[Lee Cooper]] jeans with the jingle "Don't Be a Dummy",<ref name=Europopmusic /> Tubeway Army released the single "[[Are "Friends" Electric?|Are 'Friends' Electric?]]" in May 1979.<ref name="GuardianInterview">{{cite news|last1=Simpson|first1=Dave|title=Gary Numan and Mary Vango: how we made Are 'Friends' Electric?|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/feb/18/how-we-made-are-friends-electric-gary-numan|access-date=14 December 2020|work=The Guardian|date=18 February 2014|archive-date=11 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211105109/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/feb/18/how-we-made-are-friends-electric-gary-numan|url-status=live}}</ref> After a modest start at the lower reaches of the [[UK singles chart]] at No. 71, it steadily climbed to No. 1 at the end of June and remained on that position for four consecutive weeks. In July its parent studio album ''[[Replicas (album)|Replicas]]'' also reached No. 1 on the albums chart.<ref name="replicasChart">{{cite web|title=replicas β full Official Chart History|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/replicas/|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=26 January 2023|archive-date=27 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127025631/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/replicas/|url-status=live}}</ref> At this point Numan was recording his next studio album with a new backing band, having recruited keyboardist [[Chris Payne (musician)|Chris Payne]] and drummer [[Cedric Sharpley]].<ref name="bb">[https://archive.beggars.com/numan-gary-the-pleasure-principle-first/ Gary Numan The Pleasure Principle β The First Recordings] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501144518/https://archive.beggars.com/numan-gary-the-pleasure-principle-first/ |date=1 May 2021 }} Beggars Arkive</ref><ref name="ad">{{cite web|url=http://www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/theartsdesk-qa-musician-gary-numan|title=Q&A: Musician Gary Numan|last=Green|first=Thomas H|date=19 May 2012|website=The Arts Desk|access-date=12 August 2017}}</ref> At the peak of success, Numan opted to premiere four songs in a [[John Peel]] session in June 1979 rather than promoting the current album and the Tubeway Army group name was dropped.<ref name="bb" /> In September "[[Cars (song)|Cars]]" reached No. 1 in the UK.<ref name="CarsChart">{{cite web|title=cars β full Official Chart History|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/cars/|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=26 January 2023|archive-date=27 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127031143/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/cars/|url-status=live}}</ref> The single found success in North American charts where "Cars" spent 2 weeks at No. 1 on the Canadian ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' charts,<ref name="RPMCars1">{{cite web|title=Image : RPM Weekly|url=https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f4/nlc008388.0189a.gif|website=Library and Archives Canada|publisher=Government of Canada|access-date=14 December 2020|archive-date=7 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307065239/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f4/nlc008388.0189a.gif|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="RPMCars2">{{cite web|title=Image : RPM Weekly|url=https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f4/nlc008388.0194a.gif|website=Library and Archives Canada|publisher=Government of Canada|access-date=14 December 2020|archive-date=9 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309002046/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f4/nlc008388.0194a.gif|url-status=live}}</ref> and reached No. 9 in the US in 1980.<ref name="CarsBillboardNo4">{{cite magazine|title=Gary Numan Chart History|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/gary-numan/chart-history/hsi/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=14 December 2020}}</ref> "Cars" and the 1979 studio album ''[[The Pleasure Principle (album)|The Pleasure Principle]]'' were both released under Numan's own stage name. The album reached No. 1 in the UK,<ref name="PPChart">{{cite web|title=the pleasure principle β full Official Chart History|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/the-pleasure-principle/|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=26 January 2023|archive-date=27 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127025636/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/the-pleasure-principle/|url-status=live}}</ref> and a sell-out tour (''The Touring Principle'') followed; the [[Concert film|concert video]] it spawned is often cited as the first full-length commercial music video release.<ref name="Encyclotronic">{{cite web|title=The Touring Principle '79 β Gary Numan|url=https://encyclotronic.com/movies/concerts/the-touring-principle-79-gary-numan-r79/|website=Encyclotronic|publisher=Invision Community|access-date=14 December 2020}}{{Dead link|date=January 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ''The Pleasure Principle'' was a rock album with no guitars; instead, Numan used synthesizers connected to [[effects unit]]s to achieve a distorted, phased, metallic tone. A second single from the album, "[[Complex (song)|Complex]]", made it to No. 6 on the [[UK singles chart]].<ref name="ComplexChart">{{cite web|title=complex β full Official Chart History|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/complex/|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=26 January 2023|archive-date=27 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127025634/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/complex/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:Gary Numan playing.jpg|thumb|upright=.8|left|Numan performing in 1980]] In 1980, Numan topped the UK album charts for a third time with ''[[Telekon]]'',<ref name="TelekonChart">{{cite web|title=telekon β full Official Chart History|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/telekon/|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=26 January 2023|archive-date=27 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127025626/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/telekon/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the singles "[[We Are Glass]]" and "[[I Die: You Die]]", released prior to the album, reaching No. 5 and No. 6 on the UK charts.<ref name="NumanUKChartsOverview" /> "[[This Wreckage]]", the only single taken from the original album release, entered the UK top 20 in December that year.<ref name="NumanUKChartsOverview" /> ''Telekon'', the final studio album that Numan retrospectively termed the "Machine" section of his career,<ref>Gary Numan (1981). ''Living Ornaments '79/'80'': LP Liner notes</ref> reintroduced guitars to Numan's music and featured a wider range of synthesizers. The same year he embarked on his second major tour ("The Teletour") with a more elaborate stage show than ''The Touring Principle'' the previous year. In April 1981, Numan decided to retire from touring following his upcoming series of concerts at [[Wembley Arena]],<ref name="EarlyRetire">{{cite web|last1=BANG Showbiz|title=Gary Numan Regrets Early Retiring|url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/music/gary-numan-regrets-early-retiring/ar-AA10mnNL|publisher=MSN|access-date=26 January 2023|archive-date=26 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126223357/https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/music/gary-numan-regrets-early-retiring/ar-AA10mnNL|url-status=live}}</ref> where he was supported by experimental musician [[Nash the Slash]]<ref name="NashElectricityClub">{{cite web|last1=Roper|first1=Stephen|title=NASH THE SLASH: And You Thought You Were Normal|url=http://www.electricityclub.co.uk/nash-the-slash-and-you-thought-you-were-normal/|website=The Electricity Club|date=25 November 2018|access-date=15 December 2020|archive-date=4 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204164404/http://www.electricityclub.co.uk/nash-the-slash-and-you-thought-you-were-normal/|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Shock (troupe)|Shock]], a rock/mime/burlesque troupe whose members included [[Barbie Wilde]], [[Tik and Tok]], and [[Carole Caplin]].<ref name="TikTokHistory">{{cite web|title=TIK & TOK β HISTORY|url=http://www.tikandtok.com/history.htm|website=Official Tik and Tok Website|access-date=15 December 2020|archive-date=13 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213205134/http://www.tikandtok.com/history.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Living Ornaments '79 and '80]]'', a live two album box-set from the 1979 and 1980 tours, was released at this time, reaching No. 2 in the UK charts.<ref name="LivOrn7980Chart">{{cite web|title=living ornaments 1979 1980 β full Official Chart History|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/living-ornaments-1979-1980/|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=26 January 2023|archive-date=27 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127025629/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/living-ornaments-1979-1980/|url-status=live}}</ref> Both albums, also individually released as ''[[Living Ornaments '79]]'' and ''[[Living Ornaments '80]]'' also charted.<ref name="Orn79Chart">{{cite web|title=living ornament 1979 β full Official Chart History|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/living-ornament-1979/|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=26 January 2023|archive-date=27 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127025632/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/living-ornament-1979/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Orn80Chart">{{cite web|title=living ornament 1980 β full Official Chart History|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/living-ornament-1980/|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=26 January 2023|archive-date=27 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127025626/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/living-ornament-1980/|url-status=live}}</ref> The decision to retire would be short-lived.<ref name="GuardianComeback">{{cite news|last1=Simpson|first1=Dave|title=Gary Numan: 'I thought my comeback would take four years β not 41!'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/aug/04/gary-numan-comeback-tubeway-army-death-threats-synth-pop-superstar|website=The Guardian|date=4 August 2022|access-date=26 January 2023|archive-date=27 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221227200605/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/aug/04/gary-numan-comeback-tubeway-army-death-threats-synth-pop-superstar|url-status=live}}</ref> === 1981β1983: New musical directions === Departing from the pure [[electropop]] that he had been associated with, Numan began experimenting with [[jazz]], [[funk]], and ethereal, rhythmic pop. His first studio album after his farewell concerts was ''[[Dance (Gary Numan album)|Dance]]'' (1981). The album charted at No. 3 on the [[UK Albums Chart|UK charts]], with an eight-week chart run and produced one hit single ("[[She's Got Claws]]"), which reached No. 6.<ref name="ClawsChart">{{cite web|title=she's got claws β full Official Chart History|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/she%27s-got-claws/|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=27 January 2023|archive-date=27 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127025628/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/she%27s-got-claws/|url-status=live}}</ref> The album featured several distinguished guest players; [[Mick Karn]] (bass guitar; saxophone) and Rob Dean (guitar) of [[Japan (band)|Japan]], [[Roger Mason (musician)|Roger Mason]] (keyboards) of [[Models (band)|Models]], and [[Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)|Roger Taylor]] (drums) of [[Queen (band)|Queen]].<ref name="Discogs.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Gary-Numan-Dance/release/1212792|title=Gary Numan β Dance (Vinyl, LP, Album)|year=1981|publisher=Discogs|access-date=14 October 2015|archive-date=16 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016072757/http://www.discogs.com/Gary-Numan-Dance/release/1212792|url-status=live}}</ref> With his former backing band, Chris Payne (keyboards; viola), Russell Bell (guitar), and Ced Sharpley (drums) now reformed as [[Dramatis]], Numan contributed lead vocals to the minor hit "[[Love Needs No Disguise]]" from the studio album ''[[For Future Reference]]'' (1981)<ref name="DiscogsLoveNeedsNoDisguise">{{cite web|title=Gary Numan and Dramatis β Love Needs No Disguise (1981, Vinyl)|url=https://www.discogs.com/Gary-Numan-And-Dramatis-Love-Needs-No-Disguise/release/55494|publisher=Discogs|date=5 December 1981|access-date=15 December 2020|archive-date=20 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120033924/https://www.discogs.com/Gary-Numan-And-Dramatis-Love-Needs-No-Disguise/release/55494|url-status=live}}</ref> and lent lead vocals to the first single released by his long-term bassist [[Paul Gardiner]], "[[Stormtrooper in Drag]]", which also made the charts.<ref name="StormtrooperUKCharts">{{cite web|title=Stormtrooper in Drag|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/stormtrooper-in-drag/|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=15 December 2020|archive-date=1 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101010155/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/stormtrooper-in-drag/|url-status=live}}</ref> However, Numan's success began to wane as he was outsold by [[the Human League]], [[Duran Duran]], [[Depeche Mode]], and his prior support act, [[Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark]] (OMD). With each new studio album, Numan would take on a particular persona, but none seemed to catch audiences' attention like he had been able to in 1979.<ref name=Lester /> Numan's fourth solo studio album ''[[I, Assassin]]'' (1982) produced the top 10 hit "[[We Take Mystery (To Bed)]]", as well as the top 20 singles "[[Music for Chameleons (song)|Music for Chameleons]]" and "White Boys and Heroes", the album peaking at No. 8 with a six-week chart run.<ref name="IAssassinChart">{{cite web|title=I, Assassin β full Official Chart History|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/i,-assassin/|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=27 January 2023|archive-date=27 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127025630/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/i,-assassin/|url-status=live}}</ref> The heavily percussive funk style made several tracks from the album, such as the 12" version of "[[Music for Chameleons (song)|Music for Chameleons]]" and a special remix of "White Boys and Heroes", unexpected successes in the American club scene<ref>[https://archive.beggars.com/numan-gary-i-assassin/ Gary Numan, I, Assassin | The Arkive] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502010727/https://archive.beggars.com/numan-gary-i-assassin/ |date=2 May 2021 }} Beggars Banquet</ref> and in October 1982 he embarked on a US tour.<ref>[http://www.nureference.co.uk/Tour%201982%20I,%20Assassin%20Tour%20US.htm I, Assassin Tour US 1982] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501173312/http://www.nureference.co.uk/Tour%201982%20I,%20Assassin%20Tour%20US.htm |date=1 May 2021 }} nureference.co.uk</ref> ''[[Warriors (Gary Numan album)|Warriors]]'' (1983) further developed Numan's jazz-influenced style and featured contributions from [[avant-garde music|avant-garde]] musician [[Bill Nelson (musician)|Bill Nelson]] of [[Be-Bop Deluxe]] (who fell out with Numan during recording and chose to be uncredited as the album's co-producer),<ref name="PrayingtotheAliens">{{cite book|title=Praying to the Aliens|date=30 September 1998|publisher=Gardner's Books|location=Eastbourne, United Kingdom|isbn=0233993371|edition=2}}</ref> and saxophonist [[Dick Morrissey]] (who also performed on ''[[The Fury (album)|The Fury]]'', ''[[Strange Charm]]'' and ''[[Outland (Gary Numan album)|Outland]]'').<ref name="DMorrisseyAllMusic">{{cite web|last1=Ankey|first1=Jason|title=Dick Morrissey|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dick-morrissey-mn0000256519/credits|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=15 December 2020|archive-date=13 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413025631/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dick-morrissey-mn0000256519/credits|url-status=live}}</ref> The album peaked at No. 12, produced two hit singles including the top 20 title-track and, like ''I, Assassin'', spent six weeks in the charts.<ref name="OutlandCharts">{{cite web|title=Outland β full Official Chart History|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/outland/|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=27 January 2023|archive-date=27 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127025628/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/outland/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Warriors'' was the last album Numan recorded for Beggars Banquet Records, and was supported by a 40-date UK tour (again with support from robotic mime and music duo Tik and Tok).<ref name="WarriorsPoster">{{cite web|title=Poster Publicity & Display Ltd.|url=http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1169259/poster-publicity-display-ltd/|website=Search the Collections|year=1983|publisher=Victoria and Albert Museum|access-date=15 December 2020|archive-date=19 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210619011540/https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1169259/poster-publicity-display-ltd/|url-status=live}}</ref> === 1984β1993: Record label foundation, collaborations, and career downturn === Numan subsequently issued a series of albums and singles on his own record label, Numa. The first studio album released, 1984's ''[[Berserker (Gary Numan album)|Berserker]]'', was Numan's first foray into music computers and [[Sampler (musical instrument)|samplers]] (in this case, the [[PPG Wave]]).<ref name="FourCulture">{{cite web|last1=Stanton|first1=Mike|title=For The Love Of... Gary Numan|url=https://fourculture.com/for-the-love-of-gary-numan/|website=FourCulture Magazine|date=19 December 2018|access-date=15 December 2020|archive-date=7 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107235733/https://fourculture.com/for-the-love-of-gary-numan/|url-status=live}}</ref> The album was accompanied by a new, blue-and-white colour scheme and visual (including Numan himself, with blue hair), as well as a tour, a live album, video, [[Extended play|EP]], and the title track as a single. The track charted within the UK top 40.<ref name="BerserkerCharts">{{cite web|title=Berserker β full Official Chart History|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/berserker/|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=27 January 2023|archive-date=27 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127025632/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/berserker/|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite this, the album divided critics and fans, and ultimately performed poorly, stalling at No. 32 on the UK chart. Numan cites many reasons for this, including distribution issues.<ref name="CWInterview">{{cite interview|last=Numan|first=Gary|subject-link=Gary Numan|interviewer=Marc Rovira|title=Cold Warning DVD Extra|year=2007|publisher=Mortal Records|location=UK|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64rbiqbslB4&t=6731s|access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref> A collaboration with [[Bill Sharpe (musician)|Bill Sharpe]] (of [[Shakatak]]) as [[Sharpe & Numan]], in 1985, was more successful; in March of that year, the single "[[Change Your Mind (Sharpe & Numan song)|Change Your Mind]]" reached No. 17 on the [[UK singles chart]].<ref name="SharpeNumanUKChartsOverview">{{cite web|title=SHARPE & NUMAN full Official Chart History|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/22295/sharpe-and-numan/|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=15 December 2020|archive-date=14 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114212439/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/22295/sharpe-and-numan/|url-status=live}}</ref> A few months later, the live album ''[[White Noise (Gary Numan album)|White Noise]]'' (recorded during the ''Berserker Tour'') and a live EP with tracks taken from it (titled ''The Live EP'') reached No. 29<ref name="WNCharts">{{cite web|title=White Noise β full Official Chart History|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/white%20noise/|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=27 January 2023|archive-date=27 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127025627/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/white%20noise/|url-status=live}}</ref> and 27<ref name="LiveEPChart">{{cite web|title=The Live EP β full Official Record History|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/the-live-ep/|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=27 January 2023|archive-date=27 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127025628/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/the-live-ep/|url-status=live}}</ref> on the charts, respectively. [[File:Gary Numan photo shoot Manchester Apollo 9th October 1985 photograph Gary Hodge.jpg|thumb|257x257px|Andre Csillag taking group photos of the band for the Official Fury Tour book; [[Manchester Apollo]], October 1985]] Numan's next studio album, ''[[The Fury (album)|The Fury]]'' (1985), charted slightly higher than ''Berserker'', breaking the top 30. Again, the album heralded a change of image, this time featuring Numan in a white suit and red bow tie. However, for the first time in his career, neither of the three singles released from the album ("Your Fascination", "Call Out the Dogs" and "Miracles") managed to reach the top 40, barely entering the top 50 on the UK charts.<ref name="NumanUKChartsOverview">{{cite web|title=Gary Numan|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/17942/gary-numan/|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=15 December 2020|archive-date=3 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103213154/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/17942/gary-numan/|url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, Numan scored two top-30 UK singles, with "[[This Is Love (Gary Numan song)|This Is Love]]" in April 1986, and "[[I Can't Stop (Gary Numan song)|I Can't Stop]]" in June that year; the subsequent album, ''[[Strange Charm]]'', was released later that year, but only spent two weeks on the albums chart, where it peaked at No. 59. In November of that year, a version of the song "I Still Remember", from the previous album, was released as a charity single, but stalled at No. 74 on the singles chart.<ref name="ISRChart">{{cite web|title=I Still Remember β full Official Chart History|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/i-still-remember/|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=27 January 2023|archive-date=27 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127025632/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/i-still-remember/|url-status=live}}</ref> Further collaborations with Bill Sharpe spawned two more Sharpe & Numan hits with "[[New Thing from London Town]]", peaking at No. 52 in 1986, and "No More Lies" at No. 35 in 1988.<ref name="SharpeNumanUKChartsOverview"/> In 1987, Numan performed vocals for three singles by [[Radio Heart (band)|Radio Heart]], a project of brothers Hugh and David Nicholson (formerly of [[Marmalade (band)|Marmalade]] and [[Blue (Scottish band)|Blue]]), which charted with varying success ("Radio Heart", No. 35 in the UK, "London Times", No. 48, "All Across the Nation", No. 81).<ref name="RadioHeartUKChartsOverview">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/24040/radio-heart-featuring-gary-numan/|title=Radio Heart {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=8 June 2018|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141638/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/24040/radio-heart-featuring-gary-numan/|url-status=live}}</ref> An album was also released, credited to "Radio Heart featuring Gary Numan", with Numan only appearing on three tracks; the record failed to chart. Also in 1987, Numan's old label, Beggars Banquet, released the best-of compilation ''[[Exhibition (album)|Exhibition]]'', which reached No. 43 on the UK Albums Chart,<ref name="NumanUKChartsOverview" /> and a remix of "Cars". The remix, titled "Cars (E Reg Model)", charted at No. 16,<ref name="CarsERegCharts">{{cite web|title=cars ('e' reg model) β full Official Charts History|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/cars-%28%27e%27-reg-model%29/|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=27 January 2023|archive-date=27 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127025630/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/cars-%28%27e%27-reg-model%29/|url-status=live}}</ref> marking Numan's final Top 20 hit (until the same song was re-released in 1996). Numa Records, which had been launched during a flurry of idealistic excitement, folded after the release of Numan's 1986 studio album ''Strange Charm''. Numan would reopen the record label in 1992, yet it was again shuttered in 1996.<ref name="NumaRecordsReleases">{{cite web|title=Numa Records Ltd. Label Releases|url=https://www.discogs.com/label/477955-Numa-Records-Ltd|publisher=Discogs|access-date=15 December 2020|archive-date=7 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407154815/https://www.discogs.com/label/477955-Numa-Records-Ltd|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition to Numa Records' commercial failure, Numan's own amassed fortune (since the late 1970s), which he estimated to be around Β£4.5 million, was drained. He then signed a recording contract with [[I.R.S. Records]] for the release of his final studio album of the 1980s, ''[[Metal Rhythm]]'' (1988), which also sold relatively poorly. For its American release, the record label edited the album's title to ''New Anger'' after the lead single's title, and also changed the album colour from black to blue and remixed several of its tracks, against Numan's wishes.<ref name="FirstAveBio">{{cite web|title=Gary Numan|url=https://first-avenue.com/performer/gary-numan/|website=First Avenue|access-date=15 December 2020|archive-date=27 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027065412/https://first-avenue.com/performer/gary-numan/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1989, the Sharpe & Numan album ''[[Automatic (Sharpe & Numan album)|Automatic]]'' was released through [[Polydor Records]], though this too failed to garner much commercial success, briefly entering the charts for just one week at No. 59.<ref name="SharpeNumanUKChartsOverview" /> In 1991, Numan ventured into film-scoring by co-composing the music for ''[[The Unborn (1991 film)|The Unborn]]'' with Michael R. Smith<ref name="BillboardUnborn">{{cite magazine|last1=Gallo|first1=Phil|title=Exclusive: Gary Numan's 'From Inside' Score Set for Release|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6258947/gary-numan-from-inside-score-release|magazine=Billboard|date=19 September 2014|access-date=15 December 2020}}</ref> (the score was later released as the 1995 album ''Human'').<ref name="DiscogsHuman">{{cite web|title=Gary Numan and Michael R Smith* β Human Releases|url=https://www.discogs.com/Gary-Numan-and-Michael-R-Smith-Human/master/70003|publisher=Discogs|year=1995|access-date=15 December 2020|archive-date=18 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218071141/https://www.discogs.com/Gary-Numan-and-Michael-R-Smith-Human/master/70003|url-status=live}}</ref> After ''[[Outland (Gary Numan album)|Outland]]'' (1991), another critical and commercial disappointment and his second and last studio album with I.R.S., Numan reactivated Numa Records, under which he would release his next two studio albums. His first Numa Records release, ''[[Machine + Soul]]'', is considered by many, including Numan himself, to be a career low point, released primarily to pay off debt. After the poor reception of the album, Numan considered leaving the music industry entirely.<ref name="pollard">"Interview: Gary Numan" by [[Nick Pollard]], ''Audio Addict'', November 2011. [https://web.archive.org/web/20141221060108/http://npollard.wordpress.com/2012/09/25/interview-gary-numan/ archived at Archive.org]</ref> In 1993, he released a single "Cars ('93 Sprint)", a techno remix of "Cars". That same year, he supported [[Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark|OMD]] (who had opened for him in 1979) on their concert tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.classicpopmag.com/2023/11/omd-albums/|title=Album by Album β OMD|last=Lindores|first=Mark|date=15 November 2023|website=[[Classic Pop (magazine)|Classic Pop]]|access-date=15 November 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115204227/https://www.classicpopmag.com/2023/11/omd-albums/|archive-date=15 November 2023}}</ref> === 1994β2001: New musical direction and critical acclaim === [[File:MrGaryNuman.jpg|thumb|upright=.8|Numan performing in 2007]] By 1994, Numan decided to stop attempting to crack the pop market and concentrate instead on exploring more personal themes, including his vocal [[atheism]].<ref name="SonicBoom">{{cite web|title=Interview: Gary Numan β 5/16/98|url=https://sonic-boom.com/interview/gary.numan.interview.html|website=Sonic-Boom Magazine|access-date=15 December 2020|archive-date=3 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203180710/https://sonic-boom.com/interview/gary.numan.interview.html|url-status=live}}</ref> His future wife Gemma encouraged him to strip away the influences of the more recent years. Numan thus sought a grittier, more [[Industrial music|industrial]] tone for his songwriting on the album ''[[Sacrifice (Gary Numan album)|Sacrifice]],'' on which, for the first time, he played almost all the instruments himself. [[Nine Inch Nails]] (NIN), who were influenced by Numan's music, and other bands with industrial tendencies were contemporaneously becoming famous, and ''Sacrifice'' received critical acclaim.<ref name="NumanOnReznor" /> According to Numan, the influence was mutual.<ref name="NumanOnReznor">{{cite news|last1=Numan|first1=Gary|title=Gary Numan on Trent Reznor|url=https://www.electronicbeats.net/mr-style-icon-gary-numan-on-trent-reznor/|access-date=15 December 2020|work=Electronic Beats|publisher=Telekom|date=April 2012|archive-date=2 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202092513/https://www.electronicbeats.net/mr-style-icon-gary-numan-on-trent-reznor/|url-status=live}}</ref> He cites "[[Closer (Nine Inch Nails song)|Closer]]" as his favourite Nine Inch Nails song,<ref name="PostPunk2018Interview">{{cite web|last1=Blackmarquis|first1=Phil|title=Brave New World β An Interview with Gary Numan|url=https://post-punk.com/brave-new-world-an-interview-with-gary-numan/|website=Post-Punk.com|date=9 March 2018|access-date=15 December 2020|archive-date=22 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622045824/https://post-punk.com/brave-new-world-an-interview-with-gary-numan/|url-status=live}}</ref> and has said "[[Head Like a Hole]]" has "the best chorus ever".<ref>{{cite AV media|people=Gary Numan|date=8 October 2013|title=Gary Numan β What's in My Bag?|format=MP4|language=English|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxuIOC0LJVY&ab_channel=Amoeba|access-date=26 January 2023|time=07:42|location=Hollywood, CA, USA|publisher=[[Amoeba Music|Amoeba Records]]|id=cxuIOC0LJVY|quote='...the best chorus ever.'}}</ref> [[Depeche Mode]]'s album ''[[Songs of Faith and Devotion]]'' that came out during the recording of ''Sacrifice'' became a massive influence on Numan that both musically and lyrically inspired his new, darker direction.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thequietus.com/interviews/bakers-dozen/gary-numan-favourite-albums/8/|title=Music for a Chameleon: Gary Numan's 13 Favourite Albums. Depeche Mode Songs of Faith and Devotion|author=Marszalek, Julian|publisher=The Quietus|date=6 December 2012}}</ref> ''Sacrifice'' was the final studio album that Numan made before shutting down Numa Records permanently. His next two studio albums, ''[[Exile (Gary Numan album)|Exile]]'' (1997) and ''[[Pure (Gary Numan album)|Pure]]'' (2000), were well received and significantly helped to restore his critical reputation, as did a [[tribute album]] dedicated to Numan, ''[[Random (album)|Random]]''. ''Random'' was released shortly before ''Exile'' and featured artists, such as [[Damon Albarn]] and [[Jesus Jones]], who had been influenced by Numan. Numan toured the US in support of ''Exile'', his first stateside concerts since the early 1980s.<ref name="Lester" /> === 2002β2008: Further works and return to chart success === In 2002, Numan enjoyed chart success once again with the single "Rip", reaching No. 29 on the UK singles chart,<ref name="RipCharts">{{cite web|title=rip β full Official Charts History|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/rip/|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=27 January 2023|archive-date=27 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127031140/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/rip/|url-status=live}}</ref> and again in 2003 with the Gary Numan vs Rico single "Crazier", which reached No. 13 in the UK charts.<ref name="CrazierUKCharts">{{cite web|title=GARY NUMAN VS RICO full Official Chart History|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/565/gary-numan-vs-rico/|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=15 December 2020|archive-date=20 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620211046/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/565/gary-numan-vs-rico/|url-status=live}}</ref> Rico also worked on the 2003 remix album ''[[Hybrid (Gary Numan album)|Hybrid]]'' which featured reworkings of older songs in a more contemporary industrial style as well as new material. Other artists and producers who contributed on these remixes included [[Curve (band)|Curve]], [[Flood (producer)|Flood]], [[Andy Gray (musician)|Andy Gray]], [[Alan Moulder]], New Disease, and Sulpher. 2003 saw Numan performing the vocals on "Pray for You", the single from the [[Plump DJs]] studio album ''Eargasm'', which reached No. 89 on the UK Top 100 Chart.<ref name="PlumpChart">{{cite web|title=pray for you β full Official Chart History|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/pray-for-you/|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=26 January 2023|archive-date=27 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127012419/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/pray-for-you/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2005, Numan took control of his own business affairs again with the launch of his recording label, Mortal Records.<ref name="TelegraphJan12">{{cite news|last1=Webber|first1=Richard|title=Gary Numan: I had so much cash, all I wanted to do was spend|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/fameandfortune/9028387/Gary-Numan-I-had-so-much-cash-all-I-wanted-to-do-was-spend.html|access-date=26 January 2023|work=The Telegraph|publisher=Telegraph Media Group, Ltd.|date=22 January 2012|archive-date=7 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407154814/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/fameandfortune/9028387/Gary-Numan-I-had-so-much-cash-all-I-wanted-to-do-was-spend.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On 13 March 2006, Numan's studio album, ''[[Jagged]]'', was released. An album launch gig took place at [[O2 Forum Kentish Town|The Forum]], London on 18 March followed by UK, European and US tours in support of the release. Numan also launched a ''Jagged'' website to showcase the album, and made plans to have his 1981 farewell concert (previously released as ''Micromusic'' on [[VHS]]) issued on DVD by November 2006 as well as releasing the DVD version of the ''Jagged'' album launch gig. Numan undertook a brief ''Telekon'' 'Classic Album' tour in the UK in December 2006, performing at [[Rock City (venue)|Rock City]], the [[O2 Forum Kentish Town|Kentish Town Forum]] and [[Manchester Academy|Club Academy]].<ref name="Archives06">{{cite web|title=Gary Numan's 2006 Concert & Tour History|url=https://www.concertarchives.org/bands/gary-numan?year=2006|website=Concert Archives|access-date=26 January 2023|archive-date=27 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127010918/https://www.concertarchives.org/bands/gary-numan?year=2006|url-status=live}}</ref> Numan contributed vocals to four tracks on the April 2007 release of the debut solo studio album by Ade Fenton, ''Artificial Perfect'', on his new industrial/electronic label, Submission, including "The Leather Sea", "Slide Away", "Recall", and the first single to be taken from the album, "Healing". The second single to be released in the UK was "The Leather Sea" on 30 July 2007, which charted.<ref name="LeatherSeaUKCharts">{{cite web|title=the leather sea full Official Chart History|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/the-leather-sea/|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=15 December 2020|archive-date=7 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207012341/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/the-leather-sea/|url-status=live}}</ref> He sold out a 15-date UK and Ireland tour in spring 2008, during which he performed his 1979 number-one studio album ''Replicas'' in its entirety, and all the Replicas-era music including [[A-side and B-side|B-sides]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=26872_0_2_0_C|title=Gary Numan to perform album 'Replicas' live|publisher=Side-line.com|date=2 November 2007|access-date=15 May 2011|archive-date=9 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609062336/http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=26872_0_2_0_C|url-status=live}}</ref> The successful tour reflected the resurging popularity of [[electropop]] in the UK<ref>{{cite news|last1=Youngs|first1=Ian|title=BBC Sound of 2009: Little Boots|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7817603.stm|access-date=26 January 2023|publisher=BBC News|date=9 January 2009|archive-date=19 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019062117/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7817603.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> and coincided with his 50th birthday and 30th anniversary of the original release of ''[[Replicas (album)|Replicas]]''.<ref name="Argus08">{{cite news|last1=Hall|first1=Duncan|title=Gary Numan: Replicas Tour, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton, 12 March|url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/leisure/music/2101378.gary-numan-replicas-tour-dome-concert-hall-brighton-march-12/|access-date=26 January 2023|work=The Argus|agency=Gannet|publisher=Newsquest Media Group, Ltd.|date=7 March 2008|archive-date=27 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127010917/https://www.theargus.co.uk/leisure/music/2101378.gary-numan-replicas-tour-dome-concert-hall-brighton-march-12/|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2007, Numan confirmed via his website that work on a new studio album, with the working title of ''Splinter'', would be under way throughout 2008, after finishing an alternate version of ''Jagged'' (called ''[[Jagged Edge (Gary Numan album)|Jagged Edge]]'') and the CD of unreleased songs from his previous three studio albums (released in 2011 as ''Dead Son Rising''<ref name="DiscogsDSR">{{cite web|title=Gary Numan β Dead Son Rising (2011, CD)|url=https://www.discogs.com/es/release/3123266-Gary-Numan-Dead-Son-Rising|publisher=Discogs|date=15 September 2011|access-date=26 January 2023|archive-date=27 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127010918/https://www.discogs.com/es/release/3123266-Gary-Numan-Dead-Son-Rising|url-status=live}}</ref>). Numan released his subsequent album, ''[[Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind)]]'', in 2013.<ref name="DiscogsSplinter">{{cite web|title=Gary Numan β Splinter (Songs From a Broken Mind) β Releases|url=https://www.discogs.com/master/606900-Gary-Numan-Splinter-Songs-From-A-Broken-Mind|publisher=Discogs|access-date=26 January 2023|archive-date=27 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127010921/https://www.discogs.com/master/606900-Gary-Numan-Splinter-Songs-From-A-Broken-Mind|url-status=live}}</ref> === 2009βpresent === [[File:Gary Numan at SXSW 2014--58 (15845377015).jpg|thumb|upright=.8|right|Numan performing at [[South by Southwest]] (SXSW) in [[Austin, Texas]], 2014]] [[File:Gary Numan 2019 Cardiff Tramshed Colour.jpg|alt=Gary Numan performing in 2019|thumb|Numan performing at [[Tramshed, Cardiff|Cardiff Tramshed]], 3 October 2019|285x285px]] Numan was set to perform a small number of American live dates in April 2010, including a [[Coachella (festival)|Coachella Festival]] appearance in California, but had to cancel because air travel in Europe was halted by the [[2010 eruptions of EyjafjallajΓΆkull|Icelandic volcanic ash cloud]]. As a result, the tour was not only postponed but expanded, and his Pleasure Principle 30th Anniversary Tour's American and Mexican dates began on 17 October 2010, at Firestone Live in [[Orlando, Florida]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/gary-numan-will/|title=Gary Numan will perform 'Pleasure Principle' on tour (dates)|date=29 June 2010|website=[[BrooklynVegan]]|access-date=5 June 2021|archive-date=4 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604225239/https://www.brooklynvegan.com/gary-numan-will/|url-status=live}}</ref> Numan toured Australia in May 2011 performing his album ''The Pleasure Principle'' in its entirety to celebrate its thirtieth anniversary. Joining him on tour was Australian electronic band [[Severed Heads]], coming out of retirement especially for the shows.<ref>{{cite news|first=Selenna|last=Nieva|title=Gary Numan to tour Australia|url=http://valleyarm.com/featured-artist/gary-numan-to-tour-australia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423113808/http://valleyarm.com/featured-artist/gary-numan-to-tour-australia|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 April 2011|publisher=[[Valleyarm]]|date=18 April 2011|access-date=19 April 2011}}</ref> Numan lent his vocals to the track "My Machines" on [[Battles (band)|Battles]]'s second studio album ''[[Gloss Drop]]'' (2011).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Savage|first=Mark|date=6 May 2011|title=6Music News β Battles: Gloss Drop|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/news/20110506_battles.shtml|url-status=unfit|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110507212229/http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/news/20110506_battles.shtml|archive-date=7 May 2011|access-date=5 January 2024|publisher=BBC}}</ref> He was chosen by Battles to perform at the [[All Tomorrow's Parties (festival)|ATP Nightmare Before Christmas]] festival that they co-curated in December 2011 in [[Minehead]], England.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpfestival.com/events/nightmare2011.php|title=ATP Nightmare Before Christmas|publisher=Atpfestival.com|access-date=8 August 2011|archive-date=5 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605080208/http://www.atpfestival.com/events/nightmare2011.php|url-status=live}}</ref> Numan's studio album ''[[Dead Son Rising]]'' was released on 16 September 2011, which had a full UK tour split in two-halves, 15β21 September and 7β11 December.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1 September 2011|title=Legendary new wave pioneer Gary Numan returns with 'Dead Son Rising'|url=https://www.magneticmag.com/2011/09/legendary-new-wave-pioneer-gary-numan-returns-with-dead-son-rising/|access-date=6 April 2023|newspaper=Magnetic Magazine|archive-date=6 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406161235/https://www.magneticmag.com/2011/09/legendary-new-wave-pioneer-gary-numan-returns-with-dead-son-rising/|url-status=live}}</ref> Both parts were supported by Welsh soloist [[Jayce Lewis]]; in an interview during the tour Numan said Lewis was "one of the most popular" support acts he had toured with.<ref>{{cite web|date=18 November 2011|title=Interview: Part One: Gary Numan|url=http://www.new-reviews.co.uk/?p=5093|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426081745/http://www.new-reviews.co.uk/?p=5093|archive-date=26 April 2012|access-date=14 October 2015|publisher=New-reviews.co.uk}}</ref> Numan later published some of his tour diary online.<ref>{{cite web|last=Numan|first=Gary|date=5 January 2012|title=Tour Diary: Gary Numan|url=http://www.thestoolpigeon.co.uk/features/tour-diary-gary-numan.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120202201149/http://www.thestoolpigeon.co.uk/features/tour-diary-gary-numan.html|archive-date=2 February 2012|access-date=6 April 2023|publisher=The Stool Pigeon}}</ref> Numan provided narration for [[Aurelio Voltaire]]'s 5th short film in his ''ChimeraScope'' series, ''Odokuro'' in 2011,<ref name="OdokuroCast">{{cite web|title=Odokuro (2011) β Full Cast & Crew|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2042617/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm|publisher=IMDb|access-date=26 January 2023|archive-date=27 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127010918/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2042617/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm|url-status=live}}</ref> which won 12 awards and was shown as a selection at numerous film festivals between 2011 and 2013.<ref name="OdokuroYT">{{cite web|last1=Voltaire|first1=Aurelio|title=ODOKURO by Aurelio Voltaire β (Full Movie β Official)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naEpKfY7PGQ&ab_channel=TheLairofVoltaire|via=YouTube|date=11 December 2012|publisher=Google|access-date=26 January 2023|archive-date=27 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127010921/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naEpKfY7PGQ&ab_channel=TheLairofVoltaire|url-status=live}}</ref> The studio album ''[[Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind)]]'', was released on 14 October 2013. It reached the UK Top 20, his first album to do so for 30 years. It was promoted by an extensive US, Canada, UK and Ireland tour which continued in 2014 to include Israel, New Zealand, Australia and Europe. A further US leg took place in late 2014.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6281331/gary-numan-scoring-film-from-inside|title=Gary Numan Film Score for From Inside|date=13 October 2014|magazine=Billboard|access-date=15 April 2020}}</ref> In June 2014, Numan collaborated with [[Jayce Lewis]] on the track "Redesign" which originally featured on the Welshman's Protafield album ''Nemesis'' The same album was re-released as a ''Special Edition'' under Lewis's solo name in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/news/140452/|title=The guitarguitar Interview: Jayce Lewis | guitarguitar}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/numanofficial/status/527163702328315904|title=Gary Numan on Twitter: "I did a guest vocal on a track called Redesign for Jayce Lewis's Protafield project recently".|via=Twitter|date=28 October 2014|access-date=14 October 2015|archive-date=16 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016072757/https://twitter.com/numanofficial/status/527163702328315904|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=December 2024}} Numan provided vocals for the song "Long Way Down", composed by [[Masafumi Takada]] with lyrics written by Rich Dickerson, for the survival horror video game ''[[The Evil Within]]'',<ref name="LongWayDownYT">{{cite web|last1=Tokarev|first1=Sergey|title=The Evil Within Soundtrack β Long Way Down (End Credits Theme OST w/ Lyrics)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8iZA9gTvV8&ab_channel=SergeyTokarev|via=YouTube|date=8 November 2015|publisher=Google|access-date=27 January 2023|archive-date=27 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127010919/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8iZA9gTvV8&ab_channel=SergeyTokarev|url-status=live}}</ref> which was released on 14 October 2014.<ref name="BethesdaTweet">{{Cite tweet|author-link=Bethesda Softworks|user=bethesda|number=1448302572163538945|date=13 October 2021|title=...@TheEvilWithin launched on 14 October...|language=English|retweet=TheEvilWithin|access-date=26 January 2023|link=https://twitter.com/bethesda/status/1448302572163538945}}</ref> Numan performed a sold-out, one-off live show in London in November 2014 at the [[Hammersmith Apollo]] supported by [[Gang of Four (band)|Gang of Four]].<ref name="Apollo">{{cite web|title=Gary Numan β Eventim Apollo|url=https://www.eventimapollo.com/events/detail/gary-numan|website=Eventim Apollo|publisher=AEG Live|access-date=27 January 2023|archive-date=27 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127010922/https://www.eventimapollo.com/events/detail/gary-numan|url-status=dead}}</ref> Numan collaborated with the industrial pop group VOWWS for "Losing Myself in You"<ref name="VowsAmazon">{{cite web|author=Amazon Editorial Reviews|title=The Vows β Losing Myself in You|url=https://www.amazon.com/Losing-Myself-feat-Gary-Numan/dp/B00VH6SA1M|website=Amazon Music|access-date=27 January 2023|archive-date=27 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127010921/https://www.amazon.com/Losing-Myself-feat-Gary-Numan/dp/B00VH6SA1M|url-status=live}}</ref> on their debut studio album<ref name="VowwsSun">{{cite web|author=Amazon Editorial Reviews|title=Vowws β The Great Sun|url=https://www.amazon.com/Great-Sun-Vowws/dp/B0155PJKQE|website=Amazon Music|access-date=27 January 2023|archive-date=27 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127010917/https://www.amazon.com/Great-Sun-Vowws/dp/B0155PJKQE|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Great Sun''. On 6 May 2016, Numan was one of several collaborators on [[Jean-Michel Jarre]]'s eighteenth studio album ''[[Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise]]'', with the track "Here for You", cowritten by Jarre and Numan.<ref name="ReleaseJarre">{{cite web|last1=Carlson|first1=Johan|title=Jean-Michel Jarre Readies 'Electronica 2'...|url=https://www.releasemagazine.net/jean-michel-jarre-readies-electronica-2-with-pet-shop-boys-yello-primal-scream-gary-numan-and-many-more/|website=Release Music Magazine|publisher=Release Musik & Media|access-date=27 January 2023|archive-date=27 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127010923/https://www.releasemagazine.net/jean-michel-jarre-readies-electronica-2-with-pet-shop-boys-yello-primal-scream-gary-numan-and-many-more/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 10 May 2016, Numan was named the recipient of the 2016 Moog Innovation Award by [[Moog Music]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Billboard Staff|title=Gary Numan Wins 2016 Moog Innovation Award|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7358154/gary-numan-2016-moog-innovation-award|magazine=Billboard|date=10 May 2016|access-date=10 May 2016}}</ref> On 18 May 2017, Numan received an [[Ivor Novello Awards|Ivor Novello]] Inspiration Award from the [[The Ivors Academy|British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.musicweek.com/publishing/read/all-the-winners-from-the-62nd-ivor-novello-awards/068521|title=All the winners from the 62nd Ivor Novello Awards|last=James|first=Hanley|date=18 May 2017|work=Music Week|access-date=9 July 2017|language=en|archive-date=21 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521032438/http://www.musicweek.com/publishing/read/all-the-winners-from-the-62nd-ivor-novello-awards/068521|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[http://theivors.com/winners-announced-ivor-novello-awards-2017/ "Winners Announced for the Ivor Novello Awards 2017"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231212227/http://theivors.com/winners-announced-ivor-novello-awards-2017/ |date=31 December 2017 }}. The Ivors. Retrieved 31 December 2017</ref><ref name="ABCNovelloAward">{{cite web|title=Bill Withers, Gary Numan among honorees at UK's prestigious Ivor Novello Awards|url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2017/5/18/bill-withers-gary-numan-among-honorees-at-uks-prestigious-iv.html|website=ABC News Radio|publisher=ABC Audio|access-date=14 December 2020|archive-date=20 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220155413/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2017/5/18/bill-withers-gary-numan-among-honorees-at-uks-prestigious-iv.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2017, Numan released the single "My Name Is Ruin" and went on a European tour September. Numan's studio album ''[[Savage (Songs from a Broken World)]]'' was released on 15 September and charted at number two in the UK.<ref name="SavageCharts">{{cite web|title=savage (songs from a broken world) β full Official Charts History|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/savage-(songs-from-a-broken-world)/|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=27 January 2023|archive-date=27 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127025630/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/savage-(songs-from-a-broken-world)/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/gary-numan-on-staying-relevant-in-a-broken-world/28252/|title=Gary Numan on Staying Relevant in a Broken World|first=Rutger|last=Rosenborg β’ β’|date=12 November 2017|access-date=21 August 2022|archive-date=21 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821084124/https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/gary-numan-on-staying-relevant-in-a-broken-world/28252/|url-status=live}}</ref> He was the winner of the 2017 T3 tech legends award.<ref name="Newton">{{cite news|last1=Newton|first1=Thomas|title=Swipe: The 'Oscars of Tech' and Gary Numan|url=http://news.sky.com/video/digi-170812fr-swipe-mobile-22092017m2t-11048243|access-date=23 September 2017|publisher=Sky News|date=22 September 2017|archive-date=24 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924001518/http://news.sky.com/video/digi-170812fr-swipe-mobile-22092017m2t-11048243|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theoaklandpress.com/arts-and-entertainment/20171129/gary-numan-at-saint-andrews-3-things-to-know|title=Gary Numan at Saint Andrews, 3 Things To Know|access-date=2 December 2017|archive-date=2 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202203209/http://www.theoaklandpress.com/arts-and-entertainment/20171129/gary-numan-at-saint-andrews-3-things-to-know|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 24 September 2018, Numan's tour bus hit and killed an elderly man in [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], US.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/cleveland-metro/man-hit-killed-by-tour-bus-in-downtown-cleveland|title=Man hit, killed by musician Gary Numan's tour bus in downtown Cleveland|date=24 September 2018|access-date=24 September 2018|archive-date=24 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924211043/https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/cleveland-metro/man-hit-killed-by-tour-bus-in-downtown-cleveland|url-status=live}}</ref> The driver was not immediately charged. Numan was scheduled to appear at the Cleveland House of Blues that evening but cancelled the show for being "inappropriate" in light of the day's tragedy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/numanofficial/status/1044375829176700929|title=Twitter @numanofficial|access-date=24 September 2018|archive-date=25 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925172144/https://twitter.com/numanofficial/status/1044375829176700929|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=December 2024}} His next studio album ''[[Intruder (album)|Intruder]]'' was released on 21 May 2021. The title track was released earlier, on 11 January 2021. Numan discussed its genesis with writer [[Guy Mankowski]], who has a chapter on Numan's legacy in his book ''Albion's Secret History: Snapshots of England's Pop Rebels and Outsiders'', as part of an interview series on influential English artists for [[Collective Ink|Zer0 Books]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7ajmZqalTY|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330233938/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7ajmZqalTY|archive-date=30 March 2021|url-status=dead|title=How to Love a Machine with Gary Numan|via=YouTube|access-date=30 March 2021}}</ref> Following his US Intruder tour in late 2021 and early 2022, Numan began a 17-venue UK tour between late April and late May 2022.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Skinner|first1=Tom|title=Check out Gary Numan's UK 'Intruder' tour dates for 2022|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/gary-numan-uk-tour-dates-2022-tickets-2944275|website=NME|date=19 May 2021|access-date=19 May 2021|archive-date=19 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519202142/https://www.nme.com/news/music/gary-numan-uk-tour-dates-2022-tickets-2944275|url-status=live}}</ref> Numan performed at the [[Cruel World Festival]] in [[Pasadena, California]] on 20 May 2023.<ref name="Variety">{{cite web|last=Saperstein|first=Pat|url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/cruel-world-siouxsie-iggy-pop-lightning-evacuation-1235620652/|title=Siouxsie and Iggy Pop to Play Cruel World Festival Rain Date Sunday After Lightning Forces Evacuation|magazine=Variety|date=21 May 2023|access-date=22 May 2023|archive-date=21 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521175739/https://variety.com/2023/music/news/cruel-world-siouxsie-iggy-pop-lightning-evacuation-1235620652/|url-status=live}}</ref> After a nearby lightning storm led to an early evacuation, truncating [[Iggy Pop]]'s set and cancelling [[Siouxsie Sioux]]'s headlining set entirely, a second show was quickly announced for the following day,<ref name="Variety"/> with Siouxsie, Pop and Numan returning.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.laweekly.com/cruel-world-fest-continues-sunday-after-weather-related-evacuation/|last=Rocha|first=Isai|title=Cruel World Fest Continues Sunday After Abrupt Evacuation|website=[[LA Weekly]]|date=21 May 2023|access-date=22 May 2023|archive-date=22 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522011717/https://www.laweekly.com/cruel-world-fest-continues-sunday-after-weather-related-evacuation/|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2023, Numan performed a series of eight acoustic gigs, playing songs from his repertoire in a new way in smaller, intimate settings. Locations included [[Wylam Brewery]], Newcastle, [[Manchester Cathedral]], and [[Hackney Church]] in London.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Eames|first1=Tom|title=Gary Numan announces first ever acoustic tour for autumn 2023|url=https://www.goldradiouk.com/news/music/gary-numan-acoustic-tour-2023/|website=Gold Radio|publisher=Global Radio|access-date=14 April 2023}}</ref> In February 2024, Numan announced a UK tour to celebrate the 45th anniversary of his 1979 albums ''Replicas'' and ''The Pleasure Principle''. Including shows in Norwich, Sheffield, Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester, London, Bristol, Cardiff, Bournemouth, Birmingham and Nottingham between 19 May and 1 June.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Johnson|first1=Laura|title=Gary Numan Announces The Pleasure Principles / Replicas 45th Anniversary UK Tour|url=https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/242838/9|website=Stereoboard|publisher=Eyedigit Limited|access-date=16 February 2024}}</ref> In March 2025, he was featured on vocals on a track called "Polished Chrome (The Friend Pt. 1)" on a new album released by [[Chris Liebing]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Bhanawat |first=Akshay |date=2018-09-07 |title=Chris Liebing's second album - Burn Slow, is out now! |url=https://themusicessentials.com/music/chris-liebing-burn-slow-album/ |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=Music + Essentials |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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