Twitch (Ministry album)

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Twitch is the second studio album by industrial metal band Ministry, released in 1986. The album stepped away from the pop-oriented form of their previous album With Sympathy and moved toward a darker, more aggressive sound in the form of EBM music. The album also is the first to feature Al Jourgensen's (left wing) political and personal opinions, as do many other Ministry albums. Released under Sire Records, Jourgensen was granted more artistic control over the production than under Arista. Twitch was re-released in 1990 with two additional tracks.

Twitched, an unauthorized 2003 release by Radioactive Records, is a remastered version of Twitch, featuring the track listing that the band is said to have intended it to have before the intervention of the record company. It includes previously unreleased alternative versions of tracks from the album.

"Over the Shoulder" is the only single from the album.

Track listing

1986 Original Track Listing

All songs are written by Alain Jourgensen.

1. "Just Like You" – 5:03
2. "We Believe" – 5:56
3. "All Day Remix" – 6:03
4. "The Angel" – 6:06
5. "Over the Shoulder" – 5:13
6. "My Possession" – 5:05
7. "Where You At Now?/Crash & Burn/Twitch (Version II)" – 12:15

CD bonus tracks

8. "Over the Shoulder (12" Version)" – 6:46
9. "Isle of Man (Version II)" – 4:30

• Track 7 consists of three songs "Where You At Now?", "Crash & Burn" and "Twitch (Version II)".
• Tracks 8 and 9 only appear on the re-release of Twitch.
• Track 9 features samples from "Twitch (Version II)"

2003 "Twitched" Track Listing

All songs are written by Alain Jourgensen.

1. "Just Like You" – 5:06
2. "We Believe" – 5:55
3. "The Angel" – 5:55
4. "Isle of Man (Ver 1)" – 3:29
5. "Over the Shoulder" – 5:05
6. "Possession" – 5:30
7. "Abortive" – 3:25
8. "Twitch (Part 1)" – 3:49
9. "The Angel (Short Version)" – 4:31
10. "Over the Shoulder (Extended Version)" – 6:43
11. "Isle of Man (Ver 2)" – 4:34
12. "Twitch (Ver 2)" – 2:01

• Tracks 9-12 are bonuses added to the CD version; they do not comprise the original album.
• Track 7 features in a new form as Track 11 on The Land of Rape and Honey

Personnel

Ministry

• Alain Jourgensen – vocals, production, engineering

Additional Personnel

• Adrian Sherwood – production, engineering
• Gareth Jones – engineering
• Keith LeBlanc – percussion (4), programming (4)
• Patty Jourgensen – additional vocals (3, 4)
• Brad Hallen – bass (3)
• Stephen George – additional percussion (3)
• Luc van Acker – additional vocals (7a)

Charting Positions

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1986	The Billboard 200	194