Perfect Strangers (Deep Purple song)
1985 single by Deep Purple
"Perfect Strangers" is a song by British rock band Deep Purple. It is the title track of their 1984 comeback album Perfect Strangers. It was also released as the first single from the album in the UK.
It is one of the few Deep Purple compositions not to feature a guitar solo. Nevertheless, founding band member and guitarist Ritchie Blackmore has called it his favorite Deep Purple song. The lyrics are inspired by the Elric books by Michael Moorcock.
As a single, it spent three weeks in the UK Singles charts from 26 January to 9 February 1985, peaking at No. 48, a modest performance as compared to the album as a whole, which had peaked at No. 5 of the UK Album charts throughout November and December the previous year.
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