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For the 1950 film, see Shadow on the Wall (film).

"Shadow on the Wall"
Song
B-side"Taurus 3"

"Shadow on the Wall" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1983 by Virgin Records. English rock singer Roger Chapman performs vocals on the song and it is taken from Oldfield's Crises album.[2] The song was a hit single especially in Germanic countries.

The music video for "Shadow on the Wall" depicts an interrogation scene and was directed by Keith McMillan.[3] The song also features on Roger Chapman's compilation albums, such as 1994's King of the Shouters where the song has been 'remastered'.

An "acoustic" mix and a 5.1 surround sound mix were released on the 2013 reissue of Crises.

The song has been covered by a number of artists including Swedish metal band Arch Enemy.[4]

B-side

The B-side is "Taurus 3", a short, fast-paced guitar piece, which is notably different from Oldfield's long multi-themed pieces, "Taurus" and "Taurus 2", on QE2 and Five Miles Out respectively.

Track listing

7 inch

  1. "Shadow on the Wall" – 3:09
  2. "Taurus 3" – 2:25

12 inch

  1. "Shadow on the Wall" (Extended version) – 5:07
  2. "Taurus 3" – 2:25

Chart positions

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Blum, Jordan (29 August 2012). "Mike Oldfield: Two Sides: The Very Best of Mike Oldfield". PopMatters. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Singles". Amadian. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
  3. ^ The Wind Chimes (VHS rear cover credits). Mike Oldfield. Virgin Vision. 1988. VVD 353.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Arch Enemy – War Eternal". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Mike Oldfield and Roger Chapman – Shadow on the Wall" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Mike Oldfield and Roger Chapman – Shadow on the Wall" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  7. ^ "Radio 2 Top 30 : 24 december 1983" (in Dutch). Top 30. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Mike Oldfield and Roger Chapman" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  9. ^ "Mike Oldfield and Roger Chapman – Shadow on the Wall" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  10. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  11. ^ "Mike Oldfield and Roger Chapman – Shadow on the Wall". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  12. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1983" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  13. ^ "Mike Oldfield – Crises". Phil Spalding. July 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
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