[2] Formed in 1981, Mobiles were based in Eastbourne,[3] though some band members hailed from nearby Bexhill-on-Sea and Hastings.
With lyrics concerning contemporary topics like the then-ongoing Cold War and the Berlin Wall set against a dark electronic synth-pop backing, the song also contains a section which features an interpolation of "The Loveliest Night of the Year", the popular 1950 Irving Aaronson song adapted from the 1888 waltz "Sobre las olas" by Juventino Rosas.
Despite critical acclaim, their debut album, Mobiles, did not chart,[2] nor did any of their four subsequent singles (including a 1983 cover version of the Foundations' "Build Me Up Buttercup"), after which the Heath brothers shut down the Rialto label.
After a brief hiatus, Mobiles returned in 1984, now a duo, comprising just Russ Madge and Anna Maria, and backed by members of Sad Café, Bucks Fizz, and Swans Way.
Madge and Maria continued to work together in another short-lived band called the Avengers, releasing one more single on the Panther label in late 1984.