Strength single is released. Reaches #40 in the UK, #61 on the USA Hto 100 chart, #12 on the Mainstream rock chart. The Alarm finally havea bigger hit in the USA than in the UK.
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Photo: The Alarm,2/1/1986
Description: Credits:Photo provided by Shaun Finnie
