Hallelujah (EP) explained

Hallelujah
Type:	EP
Artist:	Happy Mondays
Cover:	Happy Mondays Hallelujah.jpg
Released:	December 1989
Genre:	Madchester^[1]
Length:	34:22 40:24 (Australian release)
Label:	Factory – FACT 260^[2]
Producer:	Martin Hannett
Prev Title:	Madchester Rave On
Prev Year:	1989
Next Title:	Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches
Next Year:	1990

Hallelujah is a 7-track EP by Madchester band Happy Mondays, released in the US and Australia in 1989 and featuring a number of remixes by Paul Oakenfold.^{[3] [4]} "Hallelujah (MacColl Mix)" was created by Steve Lillywhite and features Kirsty MacColl.^[5] Oakenfold remixed "Hallelujah" with Andrew Weatherall and "Rave On" with Terry Farley. The club mix of "Hallelujah" was ranked at number 11 in NMEs list of "The 50 Best Remixes Ever".^[6]

Track listing

1. "Hallelujah" (MacColl Mix) – 2:39
2. "Clap Your Hands" – 3:28
3. "Holy Ghost" – 2:50
4. "Rave On" – 6:10
5. "Hallelujah" (Club Mix) – 6:27
6. "Rave On" (Club Mix) – 5:38
7. "W.F.L." (Think About The Future Mix) – 7:10

The Australian release inserts an additional track, "He's Gonna Step On You Again – Step On" (Stuff It In Mix) – 5:54, after "Rave On".

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Morning After. Spin. 11 February 1992. SPIN Media LLC. Google Books.
2. Web site: Factory Records: FACT 260 HAPPY MONDAYS Hallelujah. factoryrecords.org.
3. Web site: TrouserPress.com :: Happy Mondays. www.trouserpress.com.
4. Web site: Singles. Spin. 11 November 1990. SPIN Media LLC. Google Books.
5. Web site: Backing Vocals 1989 (Morrissey, Happy Mondays, The Pogues) - Kirsty MacColl. www.kirstymaccoll.com.
6. Web site: The 50 best remixes ever. 20 July 2011. NME.