"Darklands" is a song by Scottish rock band the Jesus & Mary Chain and the third single from their album of the same name. The single was released in October 1987 by Blanco y Negro Records on

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, 10-inch vinyl, 12-inch vinyl and as a

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. The 10-inch and the CD were entitled ''Darklands E.P.'' The single reached number 33 on the UK Singles Chart and number 23 on the

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. William Reid was the producer for all the tracks with Bill Price co-producing "Darklands" and John Loder co-producing "Rider", "On the Wall (Porta Studio Demo)", "Here It Comes Again" and "Surfin' U.S.A. (April out-take)".

Track listings

All tracks were written by

Jim Reid James McLeish Reid (born 29 December 1961) is a Scottish singer/songwriter and the lead singer for the alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain, which he formed with his elder brother and guitarist William Reid (musician), William Reid ...

and William Reid except where noted. 7-inch single (NEG 29) # "Darklands" # "Rider" # "On the Wall" ( Porta Studio demo) 12-inch single (NEG 29T) # "Darklands" # "Rider" # "

Surfin' U.S.A. "Surfin' U.S.A." is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys, credited to Chuck Berry and Brian Wilson. It is a rewritten version of Berry's " Sweet Little Sixteen" set to new lyrics written by Wilson and an uncredited Mike Love. The s ...

" (April out-take) # "On the Wall" (Porta Studio demo) 10-inch and CD EP (NEG 29TE; NEG 29CD) # "Darklands" – 5:23 # "Rider" – 2:10 # "Here It Comes Again" – 2:30 # "On the Wall" (Porta Studio demo) – 3:39

Personnel

The Jesus and Mary Chain *

–

vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...

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* William Reid – vocals, guitar, producer Additional personnel * Bill Price – producer ("Darklands") * John Loder – producer ("Rider", "Here It Comes Again") * Linda Reid –

design A design is the concept or proposal for an object, process, or system. The word ''design'' refers to something that is or has been intentionally created by a thinking agent, and is sometimes used to refer to the inherent nature of something ...

* Helen Backhouse – design

Charts

References

{{Authority control The Jesus and Mary Chain songs 1987 singles 1987 songs Blanco y Negro Records singles Songs about suicide Songs written by Jim Reid Songs written by William Reid (musician)