"Pagan Lovesong" is a single by the Irish

post-punk Post-punk (originally called new musick) is a broad genre of music that emerged in late 1977 in the wake of punk rock. Post-punk musicians departed from punk's fundamental elements and raw simplicity, instead adopting a broader, more experiment ...

band

Virgin Prunes Virgin Prunes were an Irish post-punk/gothic rock band formed in 1977 in Dublin. They disbanded in 1986 after the departure of singer Gavin Friday. The other members continued under the name The Prunes until they split up in 1991. History The ...

, released June 1982 by

Rough Trade Records Rough Trade Records is an independent record label based in London, England. It was formed in 1976 by Geoff Travis, who had opened a record store off Ladbroke Grove. It is currently run by co-managing directors Travis and Jeannette Lee and ...

Formats and track listing

All songs written by the

;UK 7" single (RT 106) #"Pagan Lovesong" – 3:28 #"Dave-Id Is Dead" – 4:17 ;UK 12" single (12 RT 106) #"Pagan Lovesong (Vibeakimbo)" #"Pagan Lovesong" #"Dave-Id Is Dead"

Personnel

;Virgin Prunes * Mary D'Nellon – drums *

Dik Evans Richard G. "Dik" Evans (born 1957) is a British-Irish musician. He is a co-founder and guitarist of the band Virgin Prunes, and a co-founder and early guitarist of the band that later became U2. He is the older brother of U2 guitarist The Edge ...

– guitar *

Gavin Friday Gavin Friday (born Fionán Martin Hanvey, 8 October 1959) is an Irish singer and songwriter, composer, actor and painter, best known as a founding member of the post-punk group The Virgin Prunes. Early life Fionan Hanvey was born in Dublin an ...

– vocals *

Guggi Guggi (born Derek Rowen) is an Irish artist and musician who was once a member of the post-punk band Virgin Prunes. Early life Derek Rowen was born in Dublin in 1959. He is one of 10 children. He grew up with and remains best friends with U2's ...

– vocals * Strongman – bass guitar ;Technical personnel * Dave-id Busaras – vocals (B-side) *

Nick Launay Nicolas Launay (born 5 March 1960) is an English record producer, composer and recording engineer, currently residing in Los Angeles, CA. He is one of the most sought after record producers in the world due to his success with recent albums b ...

– production,

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– production * Kevin Windmill – assistant engineering

Charts

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pagan Lovesong 1982 songs 1982 singles Rough Trade Records singles Song recordings produced by Nick Launay Virgin Prunes songs