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critic Dennis Shin rated the song's music video as one of "20 ’80s music videos that have aged terribly," saying that it "looks old as dirt, and a couple of the talking mullets on stage look like Joe Dirt."
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with a brief article titled "Sole Survivor Of Air Crash Has Asia's 'Sole Survivor' Stuck In Head."
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said that it " a mix of instrumental rock drama and bittersweet lyrics."
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Sole Survivor Of Air Crash Has Asia's 'Sole Survivor' Stuck In Head
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Song recordings produced by Mike Stone (record producer)
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In 2000, the song was referenced in satirical newspaper
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The Very Best of Asia: Heat of the Moment (1982–1990)
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Index


Single
Asia
Asia
B-side
Label
Geffen
Songwriter(s)
Geoff Downes
John Wetton
Producer(s)
Mike Stone
Asia
Only Time Will Tell
Don't Cry
progressive rock
Asia
Geoffrey Downes
John Wetton
eponymous debut
Galneryus
Future War 198X
The Onion
Billboard
Mainstream Rock
Billboard
Official German Charts
"Asia singles"
Sole Survivor Of Air Crash Has Asia's 'Sole Survivor' Stuck In Head
"Top Single Picks"

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