Voices of Babylon (song) explained

Voices of Babylon
Cover:Voices of Babylon Single.jpg
Type:single
Artist:The Outfield
Album:Voices of Babylon
B-Side:Inside Your Skin
Released:March 1989
Length:3:27
Label:Columbia
Prev Title:No Surrender
Prev Year:1988
Next Title:My Paradise
Next Year:1989

"Voices of Babylon" is a song by English rock band the Outfield, taken from their third studio album Voices of Babylon. It was written by guitarist John Spinks, produced by Spinks, David Kahne, and David Leonard, and released as the lead single from the album in March 1989.

It became the band's biggest hit on Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart, peaking at number two; it was also a top 30 hit in the U.S., peaking at number 25 on the Hot 100. Outside the U.S., the song fared less well, but represented the band's top single peak in the United Kingdom (although only at No. 78).

Charts

Chart (1989)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 162
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[2] 39
US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[3] 2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 31 July 1989. 5 March 2022.
  2. RPM 100 Singles. 50. 7. RPM. June 12, 1989. Ottawa

    Library and Archives Canada

    . 352936026. PDF. May 24, 2017.
  3. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=The Outfield|chart=Mainstream Rock Tracks}} The Outfield - Chart history]. January 15, 2016. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.