Power (KMFDM song) explained

Power
Cover:Power limited edition.jpg
Caption:Limited edition 12" (1027 of 3000)
Type:single
Artist:KMFDM
Album:Xtort
Released:August 15, 1996
Recorded:Late 1995–early 1996
(in Chicago, Illinois)
Genre:Industrial metal
Length:5:26
Label:Wax Trax!/TVT, Metropolis, KMFDM
Producer:Sascha Konietzko, Günter Schulz, Chris Shepard
Prev Title:Trust
Prev Year:1995
Next Title:Rules
Next Year:1996

"Power" is the first track on the KMFDM album Xtort. It was used to promote the album before its release in the summer of 1996. It was released in two limited edition vinyl pressings and as a CD single.

Background

KMFDM was preparing to release their ninth studio album Xtort. TVT Records was heavily promoting its release, and used "Power" as the single to help spread awareness of the upcoming album. "Power" was featured on the "Wax Trax! Summer Swindle", a cassette sampler included with 45,000 issues of the July 1996 issue of Alternative Press.[1] Another 50,000 copies of the sampler were handed out at summer college and beach events and given away to radio stations.[1]

Release

"Power" was released as a 12" vinyl pressing of 3000 individually numbered copies[2] on August 15, 1996.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Wax Trax!/TVT's KMFDM Rides Industrial Revolution with 8th Set . Billboard Magazine . Borzillo, Carrie . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . June 22, 1996 . March 1, 2010.
  2. Web site: TVT 8740 Power . April 22, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110728171609/http://waxtrax-not-subpop.org/releases/tvt_8740.html . July 28, 2011 . dead .
  3. Web site: Power: KMFDM: Music . 2011-11-03.
  4. Web site: KMFDM News . KMFDM Enterprises . April 8, 2010 . dead . https://archive.today/20120906051057/http://www.kmfdmrecords.com/news/news.htm . September 6, 2012 .
  5. Web site: Power [Vinyl] Product Details | access-date=April 11, 2010}} The A-side contained the track, while the B-side had an etched KMFDM logo. A CD single was also released[3] containing an edited version of the track.

    On August 1, 2009, the single was released as a 7" vinyl pressing of 250 copies.[4] This release included the track "Dogma" as a B-side.

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