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A new single, " Hold Me Now ", was released towards the end of 1983.

The song was an international chart success, peaking at No. 4 in their native UK where it became the band's biggest seller earning a gold disc, and reached No. 3 in the US in the spring of 1984 becoming their biggest American hit.

The band's new album, Into the Gap, was released in early 1984 and became one of the year's biggest sellers, selling five million copies worldwide.

It topped the UK Albums Chart and was later certified double platinum there.

Further hit singles from the album followed with " Doctor!

Doctor!

" ( UK No. 3 ) and " You Take Me Up " ( UK No. 2, their highest UK singles chart placing and which earned a silver disc ).

Other singles included a new version of the album track " Sister of Mercy " ( UK No. 11 ), and " The Gap " ( though this was not released in the UK ).

The band embarked on a world tour in support of the album, which had also made the US top ten.