Birds of a Feather (Killing Joke song) explained

Birds of a Feather
Cover:Birds_feather.gif
Type:Single
Artist:Killing Joke
A-Side:Birds of a Feather
B-Side:Flock the B-Side
Released:October 1982
Genre:Post-punk
Length:7:32
Label:E.G., Polydor
Producer:Killing Joke, Conny Plank
Prev Title:Chop-Chop
Prev Year:1982
Next Title:Let's All Go (to the Fire Dances)
Next Year:1983

"Birds of a Feather" is a single by English post-punk band Killing Joke. It was released as a 7" and 12" single in October 1982 by E.G. Records in the UK, Polydor in the Netherlands and E.G. and Passport Records in the US. The 12" release also included the track "Sun Goes Down".[1] The single reached No. 64 in the UK Singles Chart.[2]

The single was Killing Joke's first release with new bass guitarist Paul Raven. Its musical style was more melodic than their previous albums, a direction that continued with the album "Fire Dances" and the non-album singles "Me or You?" (1983) and "A New Day" (1984).[3]

Track listing

The B-side to all releases was "Flock the B-side", a dub remix of the title track.

7" Single
12" Single

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Birds Of A Feather 12-inch release . . 9 April 2020.
  2. Web site: Official Charts Company . . 26 February 2015.
  3. Book: Hightower . Laura . DeRemer . Leigh Ann . Contemporary Musicians. Profiles of the People in Music (Volume 30) . 2001 . Gale Research . Detroit, Michigan . 30 . Killing Joke . 0-7876-4641-5 . 51547697 . registration .