Opus Dei (album)

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Opus Dei is the fourth album by Laibach. It was released in 1987. It features two cover versions - "Geburt einer Nation", a German cover of Queen's "One Vision" and two reworkings of Austrian band Opus' sole hit single "Live Is Life". The Opus song became the German language "Leben heißt Leben" and the English language "Opus Dei".

The attention this album received from MTV and others led to Laibach's first worldwide tour. [State of Art, 2004]

Track listing

1. "Leben heißt Leben" (Opus) – 5:28
2. "Geburt einer Nation" (Queen) – 4:22
3. "Leben - Tod" (Laibach) – 3:58
4. "F.I.A.T." (Laibach) – 5:13
5. "Opus Dei" (Opus) – 5:04
6. "Trans-National" (Laibach) – 4:28
7. "How the West Was Won" (Laibach) – 4:26
8. "The Great Seal" (Laibach) – 4:16
9. "Herz-Felde" (Laibach) – 4:46 [bonus track on CD]
10. "Jägerspiel" (Laibach) – 7:23 [bonus track on CD]
11. "Koža (Skin)" (Laibach) – 3:51 [bonus track on CD]
12. "Krst (Baptism)" (Laibach) – 5:39 [bonus track on CD]

Reference

• Anonymous, "State of Art: the new Slovene Avant Garde" (2004). Northwest Film Forum and Scala House, program for exhibit November 18–November 24, 2004 at Northwest Film Forum, Seattle.