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"Crime of Passion" is a non-album single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1984 on Virgin Records. The song features Barry Palmer performing vocals.

"Crime of Passion"
Single by Mike Oldfield
B-side"Jungle Gardenia"
Released3 January 1984 [1]
GenrePop rock
Length4:08
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Mike Oldfield
Producer(s)Mike Oldfield
Mike Oldfield singles chronology
"Shadow on the Wall"
(1983)
"Crime of Passion"
(1984)
"To France"
(1984)

Song analysis


The front cover features a sepia photograph of Mike Oldfield's mother Maureen, who died in January 1974, ten years before the release of this single.[2] The song was released between Oldfield's albums Crises and Discovery.

The music video for "Crime of Passion" takes place in a surrealistic children's play room featuring books, giant blocks (with letters on them), a girl on a swing, a military drummer and a clown. In the video Oldfield performs in a 'mechanical' fashion with Ovation and Fender Stratocaster guitars, while Palmer sits on a box and sings. The video is available on the Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield video.


Track listing



7-inch single


  1. "Crime of Passion" – 3:37
  2. "Jungle Gardenia" – 2:44

12-inch single


  1. "Crime of Passion" (Extended version) – 4:08
  2. "Jungle Gardenia" – 2:44

Charts


Chart (1984) Peak
position
Denmark[3] 1
Greece[4] 3
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 22
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 17
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8] 61
West Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 17

References


  1. "Mike Oldfield singles".
  2. "Singles". Amadian. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
  3. Eurotipsheet #1, 1984
  4. Eurotipsheet #1, 1984
  5. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  6. "Mike Oldfield – Crime of Passion". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  7. "Mike Oldfield – Crime of Passion". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  8. officialcharts.com
  9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Mike Oldfield – Crime of Passion". GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 25 February 2019.



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