Requiem (Killing Joke song) explained

Requiem
Cover:Requiem_sleeve.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Killing Joke
Album:Killing Joke
Released:26 September 1980
Recorded:August 1980
Studio:Marquee Studios (London)
Length:3:42
Producer:Killing Joke
Prev Title:Change
Prev Year:1980
Next Title:Follow the Leaders
Next Year:1981

"Requiem" is a song by the English post-punk band Killing Joke. It was released in September 1980 by E.G. Records as the second single from their first studio album, Killing Joke.

Release

"Requiem" was released on 26 September 1980 on 7" vinyl by E.G. Records and Malicious Damage as the second single from the band's first album, backed by the B-side "Change".[1] A 12" version of the single was also released, with "Change" and a demo of "Requiem" as the B-sides.[2]

The single did not chart in the UK,[3] but it reached number 43 on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.

Cover versions

The song was covered in 1997 by the American rock band Foo Fighters as one of the B-sides to their song "Everlong",[4] and was included in the 2007 re-release of their album The Colour and the Shape.[5]

The British industrial metal band Godflesh performed "Requiem" live on their 2001 tour in support of their album Hymns For that tour, the group was accompanied by the Killing Joke bass guitarist Paul Raven and, in one instance, by the Killing Joke singer Jaz Coleman.[6]

Requiem was covered by the British post-punk band Eagulls in 2013 as the B-side to their "Nerve Endings" single,[7] which received a limited release on 7" vinyl.

The French band LANE (Love and Noise Experiment), created by ex-members of the Thugs and Daria, two bands from Angers, performed it live during its 2018 tour, and then recorded a studio version in 2019 that can be found on Spotify.[8]

Track listing

7" vinyl

12" vinyl

Personnel

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogue no.
United Kingdom26 September 19807"EGMD 1.0
12"EGMDX 1.0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Killing Joke – Requiem (vinyl 7"). . 4 February 2016.
  2. Web site: Killing Joke – Requiem (vinyl 12"). . 4 February 2016.
  3. Web site: Killing Joke . . 5 March 2015.
  4. Web site: Foo Fighters – Everlong (CD) . . 4 February 2016.
  5. Foo Fighters Expand Second Album For Reissue. 21 May 2007. Cohen, Jonathan. Billboard. 3 April 2017.
  6. Web site: Tfaaon. Justin K. Broadrick, guitariste et chanteur de Godflesh. La Grosse Radio . 4 October 2014. 18 March 2018 . fr . Justin K. Broadrick, guitarist and singer of Godflesh.
  7. Web site: Eagulls – Nerve Endings (vinyl) . . 29 April 2018.
  8. Web site: La Playlist de l'UA. 2019-07-08.
  9. "Killing Joke > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles"