Editing Spandau Ballet (section)

===''Journeys to Glory''===
A series of exclusive 'secret' gigs in 1980 at unique non-rock venues like the Scala cinema<ref>{{cite web| url=https://shapersofthe80s.com/revolution/1980-who-was-who-in-spandaus-break-out-year| title=1980, Who was who in Spandau's break-out year| publisher=Shapersofthe80s.com |date=5 June 2018| access-date=27 March 2019}}</ref> and the cruiser [[HMS Belfast (C35)|HMS ''Belfast'']], advertised only by word-of-mouth, created the hype for a major record companies bidding war.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uAj5D2s9uB8C&q=spandau+ballet+bidding+war+to+sign&pg=PT5 |title=Arctic Monkeys – Uncensored on the Record|publisher=Coda Books |isbn=9781781580158|access-date=6 November 2015}}</ref> After the band signed with [[Chrysalis Records]], they released "To Cut a Long Story Short", produced by [[Landscape (band)|Landscape]]’s [[Richard James Burgess]]. It became a top five hit on the UK charts in late 1980, as well as reaching the top 20 in Australia, Ireland and Spain. Their second single, "[[The Freeze (song)|The Freeze]]", was another top 20 hit in the UK, Ireland and Spain, followed by the double A-side "Musclebound/Glow" and the gold-certified debut album ''[[Journeys to Glory]]'' in early 1981.

The band played their first US showcase in May 1981 at New York's Underground Club, on 17th and Broadway, with a fashion show by Axiom, a co-operative of the London club scene's new clothes designers including [[Sade (singer)|Sade Adu]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://shapersofthe80s.com/revolution/1981-first-blitz-invasion-of-the-us/|title=1981, First Blitz invasion of the US|date=22 January 2010|website=Shapersofthe80s.com|language=en|access-date=26 March 2019}}</ref> Spandau were the first UK pop band to perform live at the world-famous [[Privilege Ibiza|Ku Club]] in Ibiza.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seeibiza.com/news/spandau-ballet-back-in-ibiza-688162|title=Spandau Ballet Back in Ibiza|website=SeeIbiza.com|date=18 August 2015 |language=en|access-date=26 March 2019}}</ref>

Reflecting the rapidly evolving club scene and Soho's hippest new nightspot, Le Beat Route on Greek Street, the band changed musical directions again,<ref>{{Cite book|title=I Know This Much From Soho To Spandau|last=Kemp|first=Gary|publisher=Fourth Estate|year=2009|isbn=978-0-00-732330-2|pages=147–150}}</ref> releasing the [[funk]] single "[[Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)]]", which was a No. 3 hit in the UK while reaching No. 17 in the US on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine's [[Dance Club Songs|Disco Top 100]] in 1981.<ref>{{cite book|title=Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|publisher=Record Research|year=2004|page=242|author-link=Joel Whitburn}}</ref> The song was championed by DJ [[Frankie Crocker]] on [[WBLS]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=I Know This Much From Soho to Spandau|last=Kemp|first=Gary|publisher=Fourth Estate|year=2009|isbn=978-0-00-732330-2|location=London|page=151}}</ref>