| Editor | Ian Cranna |
| Advertising | Adie Hegarty |
| Circulation Director/Manager | EMAP National Publications Ltd. |
| Publisher | Peter Strong, EMAP National Publications Ltd. |
| Illustrator | Mark Casto |
| Contributing Writer | Steve Taylor, Roz Reines, Jon Swift, Red Starr, Robin Katz |
| Editorial Assistant | Bev Hillier, Linda Duff |
| Features Editor | David Hepworth |
| Advertising Manager/Coordinator | Rod Sopp |
| Production Editor | Kasper de Graaf |
| Printed by | East Midland Litho Printers |
| Founding Editor | Nick Logan |
| Contributing Photographer | Lynn Goldsmith, Rockshots, Brian Aris, Chris Walter (2), Adrian Boot, Paul Cox (2), London Features International, Francesco Mellina, Barry Plummer, Paul Slattery |
| Design Manager/Supervisor | Steve Bush |
| Periodical Title | Smash Hits |
| Cover photo | Brian Aris |
| Review by | Fred Dellar, Bev Hillier |
| Interview with/Interviewee | Billy Currie |
| About/Subject | Ultravox, The Pretenders, U2, Talking Heads, The Teardrop Explodes, The Passions, Generation X, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel |
| Contributor | Mike Stand, Jill Furmanovsky, Mark Ellen, Deanne Pearson, Ronnie Gurr |
| Format | Magazine |
| Language | English |
| Location | London |
| Cover Date | 1981-02-19 |
| Pages / Font | 40 pages |
| Volume Number | 3 |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| Price | 35p |
| Price | USA $1.75 |
