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Killing Joke Killing Joke were an English rock music, rock band formed in Notting Hill, London, in 1979 by Jaz Coleman (vocals, keyboards), Paul Ferguson (drums), Geordie Walker (guitar) and Youth (musician), Youth (bass). Their first album, ''Killing Joke ...

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in July 1984 as a

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to the 7" release was a remix of the song, named "Dance Day". The single reached No. 51 in the UK Singles Chart.Official Charts Company - Killing Joke
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/ref> A promotional video was filmed for the song, the first time the band made a video for a non-album single. The song was later included on the 2008 reissue of '' Night Time (album), Night Time''. "Dance Day" was later included on the compilation "Wilful Days" (mistakenly titled "A New Day").

Reception

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'' said, "A very dated guitar riff announces the fact that we're not to expect anything new from Killing Joke in this latest release. They're apparently attempting to sound threatening and raw, but the band have always been a little bit guilty of being pantomime punks, and this just reinforces that pastiche."

Track listings

The 7-inch single featured "Dance Day" as the B-side. The 12" single featured a dub mix of "A New Day" as its A-side and the original track as the B-side. A 7" release in Portugal used a shorter edit of "A New Day" instead.

7" vinyl single

;Side A # "A New Day" – 04:08 ;Side B # "Dance Day" – 03:40

12" vinyl single

;Side A # "A New Day (Dub Mix)" – 04:20 ;Side B # "A New Day" – 04:08

Charts

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:New Day 1984 songs Killing Joke songs Song recordings produced by Chris Kimsey E.G. Records singles Songs written by Jaz Coleman Songs written by Geordie Walker Songs written by Paul Raven (musician) Songs written by Paul Ferguson