Hold Me Now (Thompson Twins song) strong idea" behind it and was written very quickly. When they were going to record the song, Bailey said that he was excited, nervous, and "almost over-prepared for it", he knew exactly what instruments were going on every track; it took three days to record. Before the release the song was remixed by Sadkin at RAK Studios, in London. About the process Bailey commented: "You know what a great producer is? It's someone who takes great ideas and makes them into good records. In our field, great music is a hit record." The song became the Thompson Twins' biggest hit
Close to the Bone (Thompson Twins album) 76 on the "Billboard" Top 200, with the single "Get That Love" reaching number 31 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The album has been re-issued as part of the 2012 set "Original Album Classics", which featured the albums "In the Name of Love", "Quick Step and Side Kick", "Into the Gap", "Here's to Future Days" and "Close to the Bone". The Thompson Twins took a break from music in 1986. Following Joe Leeway's departure from the band, Bailey and Currie experienced the loss of their unborn child due to a miscarriage (Currie had also lost her mother the same year).