"In Dulce Decorum" is a song by English

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band the Damned, released on 16 November 1987 by

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. The song was originally recorded for the ''

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'' album, but was issued as a single to promote MCA's Damned retrospective '' Light at the End of the Tunnel''. MCA also issued the single in

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. The single, the Damned's last to break into the UK charts, hit No. 72. It was featured in the ''

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'' third-season episode "Walk Alone", and an instrumental version was included in the '' Miami Vice II'' soundtrack. The track was inspired by

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's poem ''

Dulce et Decorum est "Dulce et Decorum Est" is a poem written by Wilfred Owen during World War I, and published posthumously in 1920. Its Latin title is from a verse written by the Roman poet Horace: '' Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori''. In English, this mea ...

'', and begins with an excerpt from a speech by

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to the

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as the

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began on 18 June 1940: ''Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, "This was their finest hour".''

Track listing

7" single: # "In Dulce Decorum" (Jugg, Scabies, Vanian, Merrick) – 4:47 # "Psychomania" (Jugg, Scabies, Vanian, Merrick) – 4:03 12" single: # "In Dulce Decorum" (Extended Version) (Jugg, Scabies, Vanian, Merrick) – 5:58 #"Psychomania" (Jugg, Scabies, Vanian, Merrick) – 4:03 # "In Dulce Decorum" (Dub) (Jugg, Scabies, Vanian, Merrick) – 4:41

Production credits

* Producer: **

Jon Kelly Jon Kelly is a British audio engineer and record producer, who began his career as an engineer at Air London Studios. He has produced albums and singles for Chris Rea, the Damned, Kate Bush (where he co-produced with Bush on her third album '' ...

* Musicians: **

Dave Vanian David Vanian (born David Lett, 12 October 1956) is an English rock musician, and lead singer of the punk rock band the Damned. Formed in 1976 in London, the Damned were the first British punk band to release a single, release an album, have ...

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Rat Scabies Christopher John Millar (born 30 July 1955), known by his stage name Rat Scabies, is a musician best known as the drummer for English punk rock band the Damned. Career Millar was born in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey. He played drums with Tor ...

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Roman Jugg Roman Jugg (born 25 July 1957 in Caerphilly, South Wales) is a British keyboard player and guitarist. He began his career in the Welsh punk band Victimize in the late 1970s. An acquaintance of Paul Gray, Jugg was originally hired in late 1981, ...

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, keyboards **

Bryn Merrick Bryn Merrick (12 October 1958 – 12 September 2015) was a bassist who was a member of Cardiff-based punk band Victimize and then heavy-metal band Stormqueen. He later joined the Damned between 1983 and 1989, replacing Paul Gray, who had lef ...

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**Paul Shepley − keyboards on live track

References

External links

* 1987 singles The Damned (band) songs Songs written by David Vanian Songs written by Roman Jugg Songs written by Rat Scabies Songs written by Bryn Merrick 1987 songs MCA Records singles {{1980s-rock-song-stub