| Periodical Title | Smash Hits |
| Editor | David Hepworth |
| Design Manager/Supervisor | Steve Bush |
| Reviews Editor | Ian Birch |
| Features Editor | Mark Ellen |
| Editorial Journalist | Neil Tennant |
| Designed by | David Bostock, Kimberley Leston |
| Editorial Assistant | Bev Hillier, Linda Duff |
| Advertising Manager/Coordinator | Rod Sopp, Gary Frank |
| Advertising | Zed Zawada |
| Staff | Petra Elkan |
| Publisher | Peter Strong, EMAP National Publications Ltd. |
| Distributed by/Director of Distribution | EMAP National Publications Ltd. |
| Printed by | East Midland Litho Printers |
| Contributing Writer | Pete Silverton, Dave Rimmer, Neil Tennant, Ian Birch, Barry |
| Review by | Fred Dellar, Kimberley Leston |
| Cover photo | Sheila Rock |
| Contributing Photographer | Joe Bangay, Michael Putland, London Features International, Panni Charrington, Steve Rapport, Picture Power, Toshi Yajima, Sheila Rock, Mark Rusher, Peter Anderson (3), Kevin Cummins |
| Contributor | Johnny Black, Ian Cranna, Tim de Lisle, Jill Furmanovsky, Virginia Turbett, Eric Watson |
| About/Subject | Duran Duran, Haysi Fantayzee, The Stranglers, Soft Cell, Kate Bush, Sting, U2, Gary Numan, Donna Summer, J. Walter Negro |
| Format | Magazine |
| Language | English |
| Location | London |
| Cover Date | 1982-08-19 |
| Pages / Font | 44 pages |
| Volume Number | 4 |
| Issue Number | 17 |
| Price | 38p |
