Shadows Fall (song)

"Shadows Fall"
Single by The Coral
Released	9 July 2001 (2001-07-09)
Recorded	2001; The Pink Museum, Liverpool
Genre	Indie rock, folk
Length	3:13
Label	Deltasonic
Songwriter(s)	The Coral
Producer(s)	Mike Hunter, Pat O'Shaunessy
The Coral singles chronology
"Shadows Fall" (2001) "The Oldest Path EP" (2001)

"Shadows Fall" is the first single by The Coral released in 2001. The songs were mixed by Mike Hunter. It was limited to 1000 copies and charted at No. 180. "Shadows Fall" and "The Ballad of Simon Diamond" are different recordings than those featured on The Coral (2002). The song was featured at number 25 in NME's top 50 singles of 2001.

Track listing

CD single (DLT1)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Shadows Fall"	The Coral	3:13
2.	"The Ballad of Simon Diamond"	James Skelly, Nick Power	2:40
3.	"A Sparrow's Song"		1:21
Total length:			7:14

Personnel

The Coral

• James Skelly – vocals, guitar, co-producer
• Lee Southall – guitar, co-producer
• Bill Ryder-Jones – guitar, trumpet, co-producer
• Paul Duffy – bass guitar, saxophone, co-producer
• Nick Power – keyboards, co-producer
• Ian Skelly – drums, co-producer, artwork

Production

• Mike Hunter – producer, mixing
• Pat O'Shaunessy – producer (track 3)

Chart performance

Chart (2001)	Peak position
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)	180

External links

• Official website
• Shadows Fall at AllMusic
• "Shadows Fall" at Discogs
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