Bang! (World Party album) explained

Bang!
Type:Album
Artist:World Party
Cover:World Party Bang UK original.jpg
Released:[1]
Genre:Rock
Length:52:22
Label:Ensign
Producer:Karl Wallinger
Prev Title:Goodbye Jumbo
Prev Year:1990
Next Title:Egyptology
Next Year:1997

Bang! is the third studio album by Welsh-British group World Party, released by Ensign Records on 26 April 1993.

Overview

While previous World Party albums were essentially solo projects by multi-instrumentalist Karl Wallinger, for this album World Party officially became a three-person group: Wallinger (vocals, keyboards, guitars, basses, etc.), Dave Catlin-Birch (guitars), and Chris Sharrock (drums). As well, the band is aided by a number of guest artists.

Release

In 2000, the album was re-released by Papillon Records with new cover art. Since 2000 the reissues omitted the track "Give It All Away (Reprise)".

Track listing

All songs written by Karl Wallinger, except where noted.

  1. "Kingdom Come" – 5:27
  2. "Is It Like Today?" – 5:11
  3. "What Is Love All About?" – 4:06
  4. "And God Said..." (Wallinger, Guy Chambers) – 0:26
  5. "Give It All Away"[2] – 4:23
  6. "Sooner or Later" – 4:34
  7. "Hollywood" – 4:09
  8. "Radio Days" (Wallinger, Chambers, David Catlin-Birch) – 4:53
  9. "Rescue Me" – 6:06
  10. "Sunshine" – 4:31
  11. "All I Gave" – 3:47
  12. "Give It All Away (Reprise)"[3]

Notes:

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Bang!!Chart (1993)!Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart[4] 49
UK Albums Chart[5] 2
US Billboard 200126

Notes and References

  1. New Releases: Album. Music Week. 21. 24 April 1993.
  2. "Give It All Away" is an extended mix of 8:34 in the UK version. The US version is shorter at 4:23.
  3. There is a hidden track towards the end of Give It All Away (Reprise), a track only on the US release, entitled "Surfing in Kuwait City" or, more simply, "Kuwait City". It is a satirical song and a pastiche in the style of the Beach Boys. It makes a social commentary on the 1991 Gulf War.
  4. Web site: Top Albums/CDs - Volume 57, No. 21 Jun 05, 1993 . 17 July 2013 . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 25 August 2021.
  5. Web site: Artists. Officialcharts.com. 11 May 2022.

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