Babylon (David Gray song)

"Babylon"
Single by David Gray
from the album White Ladder
Released	12 July 1999 12 June 2000 (re-issue)
Format	CD
Genre	Alternative rock, folk rock
Length	3:40
Label	IHT, EastWest
Writer(s)	David Gray
Producer	David Gray, Iestyn Polson, Craig McClune
David Gray singles chronology
"This Year's Love" (1999) "Babylon" (1999) "Please Forgive Me" (1999)
David Gray singles chronology "Please Forgive Me" (1999) "Babylon" (re-issue) (2000) "Please Forgive Me" (re-issue) (2001) Alternative covers US promo CD cover

"Babylon" is a song by the British singer-songwriter David Gray. Originally released on 12 July 1999 as the second single from his fourth album White Ladder, it was re-released as the fourth single on 12 June 2000. It is his biggest selling single to date, peaking at #5 in the United Kingdom in 2000. The single also performed well in the US, peaking at #57 on the Billboard Hot 100, #25 and #26 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks and Adult Contemporary charts respectively.

A remix titled "Babylon II" appears exclusively on the US version of the album. The B-side "Over My Head" also appears on the Japanese pressing of the album as a bonus track. Remixes by Flightcrank were also commissioned in 2000, appearing on promo-only releases.

Track listings

1999 CD single

1. "Babylon" – 3:40
2. "Lead Me Upstairs" (Live at the Temple Bar Music Centre, Dublin, on 16 December 1998) – 4:20
3. "New Horizons" (Live at the Temple Bar Music Centre, Dublin, on 16 December 1998) – 5:47

2000 CD single

1. "Babylon" (Radio Mix One) – 3:30
2. "Tell Me More Lies" – 3:23
3. "Over My Head" – 4:24

US promo CD single

1. "Babylon" (Radio Mix) – 3:30

UK 10" promo vinyl

1. "Babylon (Flightcrank Remix) – 5:01
2. "Babylon (Flightcrank Remix Instrumental) – 5:01