Adorations
"Adorations" | ||||
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Single by Killing Joke | ||||
from the album Brighter than a Thousand Suns | ||||
A-side | "Adorations (The Extended Mix)" | |||
B-side |
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Released | August 1986 | |||
Genre | Post-punk, new wave, coldwave | |||
Length | 17:39 | |||
Label | E.G. Records Virgin Records Virgin Schallplatten GmbH | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jaz Coleman Kevin "Geordie" Walker Paul Raven Paul Ferguson | |||
Producer(s) | Chris Kimsey Stewart Levine | |||
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Killing Joke cassette singles chronology | ||||
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"Adorations" is Killing Joke's first single from their sixth studio album, Brighter than a Thousand Suns, released in August 1986.[1] All of the releases were mixed by Julian Mendelsohn and Zeus B. Held, and produced by Chris Kimsey and Stewart Levine.
The single was accompanied by a music video of the band performing the song in a cathedral.
Track listings
"Adorations" was released in several versions including remixes. The 7" vinyl single, released in the UK, France, and Spain, was a shorter edit of "Adorations", with "Exile" (also from Brighter Than A Thousand Suns) as its B-side. The 12" featured an extended mix as its A-side, with "Exile" and an extended mix of "Ecstasy" on the B-side.
"Adorations (The Supernatural Mix)" was released on 12" vinyl in the UK and featured "Love Like Blood (The '86 Remix)" and "Exile" as B-sides.
E.G. also released a 7" limited-edition double vinyl single exclusively in the UK featuring the remix of "Adorations" as the A-side, "Exile" as the B-side, "Ecstasy" as the C-side, and "Adorations (Instrumental Mix)" as the D-side. A cassette maxi single was also released.
7" single
- Side A
- "Adorations" – 04:09[tln 1]
- Side B
- "Exile" – 06:09
Limited double 7" single
- Side A
- Side B
- "Exile" – 06:04[tln 2]
- Side C
- "Ecstasy" – 04:08[tln 3]
- Side D
12" Extended Mix
- Side A
- Side B
12" Supernatural Mix
- Side A
- "Adorations (The Supernatural Mix)" – 06:34[tln 4]
- Side B
Cassette Maxi single
- Side One
- Side Two
Track listings notes
Charts
Year | Chart | Peak Position |
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1986 | UK Singles Chart[2] | 42 |
References
- ^ "Adorations". Discogs. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
- ^ Official Charts Company - Killing Joke. OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved on 2010-07-05