My Love of This Land explained

My Love of This Land
Cover:Love_of_Land_EG_1988.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Killing Joke
Album:Outside the Gate
A-Side:My Love of this Land
B-Side:Darkness Before Dawn
Genre:Synth-pop, new wave
Length:9:32
Label:E.G. Records
Producer:Jaz Coleman
Kevin "Geordie" Walker
Prev Title:America
Prev Year:1988
Next Title:The Beautiful Dead
Next Year:1990

"My Love of This Land" is Killing Joke's second single from their seventh studio album, Outside the Gate. It was released by E.G. Records on 3 July 1988.[1]

"My Love of this Land" reached No. 89 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]

Releases

"My Love of This Land" was first released as a 7" single, backed by B-side "Darkness Before Dawn" (previously from the album Night Time). "My Love of This Land" was then released as a 10" single in the UK, featuring a remix of the song by Glenn Skinner on the A-side, along with "Darkness Before Dawn", and "Follow the Leaders-Dub" and "Sun Goes Down" on the B-side. A third release of the single as a 12" featured the same A-side as the 10" release, while the B-side included a live version of "Pssyche" with "Follow the Leaders-Dub".

Track listings

7" single

Side A
  1. "My Love of This Land" – 04:14
Side B
  1. "Darkness Before Dawn" – 05:18

10" single

Side A
  1. "My Love of This Land" – 03:58[3]
  2. "Darkness Before Dawn" – 05:18
Side B
  1. "Follow the Leaders-Dub" – 04:00
  2. "Sun Goes Down" – 04:19

12" single

Side A
  1. "My Love of This Land" – 03:58
  2. "Darkness Before Dawn" – 05:18
Side B
  1. "Follow the Leaders-Dub" – 04:00
  2. "Pssyche (Live)" – 04:38

Track listings notes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: My Love of this Land . "Discogs . 14 November 2009.
  2. https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ Chart Stats – Killing Joke
  3. Mixed by Glenn Skinner