| Treason (It's Just a Story) | |
| Type: | Single |
| Artist: | The Teardrop Explodes |
| Album: | Kilimanjaro |
| A-Side: | Treason (It's Just a Story) |
| B-Side: | Read It In Books |
| Written: | Cope, Dwyer, Finkler |
| Studio: | T.W. Studios |
| Label: | Zoo Records |
| Producer: | Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley |
| Prev Title: | Bouncing Babies |
| Prev Year: | 1979 |
| Next Title: | When I Dream |
| Next Year: | 1980 |
| Treason (It's Just a Story) | |
| Version: | remix |
| Type: | Single |
| Artist: | The Teardrop Explodes |
| A-Side: | Treason (It's Just a Story) |
| B-Side: | Use Me |
| Written: | Cope, Dwyer, Finkler |
| Label: | Mercury Records |
| Producer: | Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley |
| Prev Title: | Reward |
| Prev Year: | 1979 |
| Next Title: | Passionate Friend |
| Next Year: | 1981 |
"Treason (It's Just a Story)" is a song recorded by Liverpool group The Teardrop Explodes. The track was originally released as a single in early 1980 and then included on the group's debut album Kilimanjaro later the same year.[1]
The original version of the song failed to become a hit, but was later re-mixed by Hugh Jones and re-released as the follow-up to the group's breakthrough hit Reward in 1981.[2] This version reached no.18 in the UK Singles charts in May of the same year.[3] The new version was also included on the re-issue of the Kilimanjaro album, itself more commercially successful than the original album release. On both album releases the song is listed under the title of "Treason".[4]
The B-side of the original 1980 7" release was "Read It In Books", the Teardrop Explodes' own version of a song originally co-written by Julian Cope and Ian McCulloch, previously recorded and released by McCulloch's band Echo & the Bunnymen in 1979 as the B-side to their debut single "The Pictures on My Wall".[5] The Teardrops' version was also included on the Kilimanjaro album, re-titled "Books".[6]
The B-side of the remixed single version of "Treason" was a new track, entitled "Use Me", written by Julian Cope alone.