Close (We Stroke the Flames)
| "Close (We Stroke the Flames)" | ||||
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| Single by Camouflage | ||||
| from the album Bodega Bohemia | ||||
| B-side | "Watch Out!" | |||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1992-1993 | |||
| Genre | Synthpop | |||
| Length | 4:12 (album version) 3:59 (single remix) | |||
| Label | Metronome | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ingo Ito, Heiko Maile, Marcus Meyn, Nia Neutron | |||
| Producer(s) | Dan Lacksman, Heiko Maile | |||
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Close (We Stroke the Flames) is the second single from German synthpop group Camouflage's fourth album Bodega Bohemia, released in 1993. The song was remixed for single release, adding a much more radio-friendly drum and synth track to the mostly-acoustic album version.[1][2]
Lyrics
The text refers to the resurgent Neo-Nazism in Germany at that time with sentences like "They're marching on with torches....The tale is told again" and the warning "And if we don't care, we end up all the same. We stroke the flames, we never quenched all those years. We should have learned. from things which may come close."[3]
Track listings
CD single (Germany, 1993) / 12" single (Germany, 1993)
- "Close (We Stroke the Flames)" (remix) – 3:59
- "Close (We Stroke the Flames)" (album version) – 4:12
- "Watch Out!" (instrumental) – 4:08
Track 1 remixed by Fischerman.
Credits
- Design – Ingrid Albrecht
- Photography – Reiner Pfisterer
- Producer – Dan Lacksman, Heiko Maile
- Written-By – H. Maile
References
- ^ "Camouflage: Close (We Stroke The Flames)". discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ^ "Camouflage: Close". camouflage-music.com. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ^ Close (We Stroke the Flames) Camouflage Lyrics genius.com, retrieved 4 December 2017