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During 1982, the duo spent most of their time recording and relaxing in New York City, where they met a woman named Cindy Ecstasy whom Almond would later confirm was his drug supplier ( it was Cindy Ecstasy who introduced them to the new nightclub drug of the same name ).

Soon after " Say Hello Wave Goodbye " dropped out of the chart, Soft Cell released a brand new song, another love song / ballad called " Torch " which was to prove the closest the band ever got to having a number one hit with one of their own songs as it entered straight into the top ten and peaked at number 2.

The 12 " version of " Torch " featured Cindy Ecstasy singing and exchanging banter in a spoken dialogue section with Marc Almond where they reminisce about their first meeting.

Despite their next album being almost ready for release at this point, a decision was made not to include it on the album, probably because it would not have fitted in with its uptempo dance oriented theme.