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
Thompson Twins tour internationally, under the moniker "Thompson Twins' Tom Bailey," performing in the UK and also in North America in 2016. In 2016, Thompson Twins' Tom Bailey received the "Classic Pop" magazine's 'Best Live Show' award. In 2018, Bailey is touring the US with The B-52's and Culture Club, dubbed The Life Tour. Thompson Twins Thompson Twins were a British pop band that formed in April 1977. Initially a new wave group, they switched to a more mainstream pop sound and achieved considerable popularity from 1983, scoring a string of hits in the United Kingdom, the United States, and around the