"The Tide Is High" was covered by Blondie in 1980,in a reggae/ska style that included horns and strings.
It was released as a single, and appeared on the band's fifth album, Autoamerican.
It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100,and was popular outside the USA, reaching number one on the UK singles chart,number four in Australia, and number fifteen in the former West Germany
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