This album stood out at the time, but this song doesn't really hold up as well as "Mad World" and "Pale Shelter."  Please consider giving a spin of "Pale Shelter" while I mention it. 

Don't like the voice, don't like the song, don't like the arrangement.

Some songs sound dated but in a good way--nostalgic, I suppose. This one just sounds dated.

Not their best work. And poorly mixed.

Its a shame they never remastered or remixed this album, I have it on CD and the overall quality sucks, it's really "mid" sounding like your head's in a box

...shame, because it features some of my favourite songs of all time, "Start of the Breakdown" is such an awesome song both lyrically and structurally imho...what a way to end an album

Evocative ;)

great song, great times

Aargh. Never got into this plastic, technogoofy 80s crud.