Mandela Day (song)
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| "Mandela Day" | |
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| A-side | "Belfast Child" |
"Mandela Day" is a song by the rock band Simple Minds. It was included in the single "Ballad of the Streets" EP which reached No.1 on the British charts in February 1989 and in their album Street Fighting Years. The single highlights the songs "Mandela Day", "Belfast Child", originally its A-side in the full length version, and "Biko".
"Mandela Day" was written for the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute (also known as Mandela Day),[1] a concert held at Wembley Stadium, London, on 11 June 1988, as an expression of solidarity with the then-imprisoned Nelson Mandela, and was played live on that day (alongside cover versions of "Sun City" with Little Steven and a cover version of Peter Gabriel's "Biko" on which Gabriel himself took on lead vocals).
Music video
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The official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan.[2]
Track listings
7" vinyl
- UK, Germany: Virgin / SMX 3
- France: Virgin / 90496
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Belfast Child" | Traditional music, lyrics by Simple Minds | 6:39 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | "Mandela Day" | Simple Minds | 5:42 |
12" vinyl
- UK: Virgin / SMXT 3
- UK: Virgin / SMX BS (limited edition box set, including 4 black-and-white photographs from the music video)
- France: Virgin / 80432
- Germany: Virgin / 611 998
- Yugoslavia: Jugoton /MXSVIRG 18016
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Belfast Child" | Traditional music, lyrics by Simple Minds | 6:39 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | "Mandela Day" | Simple Minds | 5:42 |
| 3. | "Biko" | Peter Gabriel | 7:31 |
CD
- UK: Virgin / SMXCD3 (3")
- UK: Virgin / SMXCDT3 (5")
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Belfast Child" | Traditional music, lyrics by Simple Minds | 6:39 |
| 2. | "Mandela Day" | Simple Minds | 5:42 |
| 3. | "Biko" | Peter Gabriel | 7:31 |
References
- ^ Mandela Day – Allmusic
- ^ "Simple Minds - 'Mandela Day'". MVDBase.com (video). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
See also
- Nelson Mandela
- Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute (also known Mandela Day)
- My Eternal Man The first Persian song for Mandela by Pezhman Mosleh
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