{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox song | name = Room That Echoes | cover = Peking Man - Room That Echoes single cover art.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Peking Man | album = Peking Man | B-side = Vision High | released = 1985 | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = Pop, new wave | length = {{Duration|m=3|s=53}} | label = CBS | writer = Neville Hall | producer = Bruce Lynch | prev_title = Lift Your Head Up High | prev_year = 1985 | next_title = Good Luck To You | next_year = 1986 }}
'''"Room That Echoes"''' (also called "Room That Echoes (Round and Around)") is a 1985 single from New Zealand pop band Peking Man. It peaked at number one in the New Zealand singles chart.<ref>{{cite web|title=PEKING MAN - ROOM THAT ECHOES (SONG)|url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Peking+Man&titel=Room+That+Echoes&cat=s|publisher=charts.nz|accessdate=6 October 2013}}</ref> The song was included on Peking Man's self-titled album.<ref>{{cite web|title=Peking Man – Peking Man|date=6 October 1986 |url=http://www.discogs.com/Peking-Man-Peking-Man/master/191821|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=6 October 2013}}</ref>
The song was written by band saxophone player Neville Hall and features lead vocals from Margaret Urlich, with Pat Urlich on backing vocals.<ref>{{cite web|title=Peking Man – Room That Echoes|date=6 October 1985 |url=http://www.discogs.com/Peking-Man-Room-That-Echoes/release/448100|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=6 October 2013}}</ref>
== Awards ==
"Room That Echoes" won Best Single at the 1986 New Zealand Music Awards, along with five other wins for Peking Man.<ref>{{cite web|title=1986 Winners|url=http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2009/10/29/1986-winners/|publisher=NZ Music Awards|accessdate=6 October 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419131403/http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2009/10/29/1986-winners/|archivedate=19 April 2014}}</ref>
In 2001 the song was voted by New Zealand members of APRA as the 79th best New Zealand song of the 20th century. The song also appeared on the associated compilation CD ''Nature's Best 3'', and the video was on the ''Nature's Best DVD''.
== Music videos ==
Two music videos were made for "Room That Echoes". The first was directed by John Day and used computer-generated 3D graphics, with a silhouette of singer Margaret Urlich dancing.<ref>{{cite web|title=Room that Echoes|url=http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/room-that-echoes-1985|publisher=NZ On Screen|accessdate=6 October 2013}}</ref> The second version is a live-action video, featuring the band performing the song in a room.<ref>{{cite web|title=Peking Man - Room that echoes| date=30 March 2007 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao0Jjb55OC0|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=6 October 2013}}</ref>
==Track listings== {{col-start}} {{col-2}} ; 7" # "Room That Echoes" # "Vision High"
;12" # "Room That Echoes" (Extended Mix) # "Vision High" {{col-2}} ;12" # "Room That Echoes" (Extended Mix) # "Lift Your Head Up High" (Extended Mix) # Vision High
;12"
# "Room That Echoes" (Extended Mix) # "Lift Your Head Up High" (Extended Mix) # "Room That Echoes" (7" Mix) {{col-end}}
== Charts == {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- !scope="col"|Chart (1985–1986) !scope="col"|Peak<br/>position |- {{single chart|New Zealand|1|artist=Peking Man|song=Room That Echoes|access-date=27 August 2022}} |}
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- !scope="col"|Chart (2022) !scope="col"|Peak<br/>position |- |New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2022-09-23|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=29 August 2022|access-date=27 August 2022}}</ref> |38 |}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * [http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/room-that-echoes-1985 Music video (version one) at NZ On Screen] * {{YouTube|Ao0Jjb55OC0|Music video (version two)}} * [http://www.discogs.com/Peking-Man-Room-That-Echoes/master/191820 "Room That Echoes" at Discogs]
Category:APRA Award winners Category:Number-one singles in New Zealand Category:1985 singles Category:1985 songs Category:CBS Records singles