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"Cambodia" is the fourth single by British singer Kim Wilde. It was released at the end of 1981—a year in which Wilde had already obtained three highly successful hit singles and a best-selling debut album.
The single was another international success, topping the charts of France, Sweden and Switzerland and reaching the top 10 in several other nations. The song was not released in North America.
"Cambodia" was released on the 7-inch format but also as a 12-inch single in West Germany, although not in a remixed or extended version.
The B-side of both releases is an exclusive non-album track called "Watching for Shapes". "Cambodia" was later included on Wilde's second album, Select, which was released six months after the single, in May 1982.
"Cambodia" was written by Marty Wilde and Ricki Wilde and has a length of seven minutes and thirteen seconds; on the album, it is teamed with a more uptempo instrumental version of the song called "Reprise". Musically and lyrically, "Cambodia" showed a change in direction for Kim Wilde from the new wave feel of her debut album. The song was mainly synth-driven, with east Asian-sounding percussion. According to Wilde:
It's a tragic love song. It's about someone who loses her lover in sad circumstances. It wasn't written as a commentary on the Cambodian situation, more like a 'song mystery'
A - Cambodia (3:56)
B - Watching For Shapes (3:40)
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – RAK Records Ltd.
- Marketed By – EMI
- Manufactured By – EMI
- Distributed By – EMI
- Record Company – EMI Records Ltd.
- Pressed By – EMI Electrola GmbH
Credits
- Illustration [Front Cover] – Rod Vass
- Producer – Ricky Wilde
Notes
Released: 1981
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
Genre: Electronic-pop
Label: EMI Electrola Records
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