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Cave said, "'Loverman' was a song we almost didn't do because it seemed like a very weak idea at the time of recording. It was supposed to be just a throwaway song about desire. I was squirming about how banal it was. I changed the whole atmosphere, so the guy who's the telling the story is weak and dysfunctional. I put in the bits where I spell out loverman. It was a great surprise to everyone."

Track listing

CD / 12"

# "Loverman" – 4:55 # "B Side" – 19:20 The back cover states: "'B Side' is a selection of largely improvised, ad-libbed pieces of music recorded direct to DAT by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds over the last couple of years."

7"

# "Loverman" – 4:55 # "(I'll Love You) Till the End of the World" – 4:40 The B-side to the 7" single is taken from the soundtrack to the

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