Addiction (Skinny Puppy song)

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"Addiction"
Single by Skinny Puppy
from the album Cleanse Fold and Manipulate
Released1987
Recorded1987
GenreIndustrial
Length6:01
LabelNettwerk/Capitol/EMI
Songwriter(s)Kevin Crompton, Dwayne Goettel, Kevin Ogilvie
Producer(s)Dave Ogilvie and cEvin Key
Skinny Puppy singles chronology
"Stairs & Flowers"
(1987)
"Addiction"
(1987)
"Censor"
(1988)
Audio sample
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

"Addiction" is a song by the band Skinny Puppy, taken from their 1987 album Cleanse Fold and Manipulate.[2] It was released on vinyl in 1987 and released on CD in 1991 (Canada) and 1997 (United States).[3] The lyrics of the song quote the 19th century Gothic novel Melmoth the Wanderer by Charles Maturin.[4]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."Addiction (1st Dose)"8:26
2."Addiction (2nd Dose)"6:01
3."Deep Down Trauma Hounds (Remix)"7:35

Personnel[edit]

Other[edit]

  • Addition production on track 1 by Greg Reely, with additional engineering by Adrian Sherwood. Edited by Greg Reely.
  • Additional production and engineering on track 2-3 by Adrian Sherwood. Assisted by Steve Spapperi. Edited by Adrian Sherwood.
  • Recorded at Mushroom and Chicago Trax. Mastered by Pete Norman.

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Skinny Puppy – Addiction". AllMusic. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  2. ^ Wolanski, Coreen (2002). "Skinny Puppy: Every Dog Has Its Day". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
  3. ^ Kern, Jay (2010). Skinny Puppy: The Illustrated Discography (Second ed.). Mythos Press. p. 78.
  4. ^ Charles Maturin (1 January 2010). Melmoth the Wanderer. Digireads.com Publishing. p. 165. ISBN 978-1-4209-3750-3.

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