music.wikisort.org - Composition"Shadow on the Wall" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1983 by Virgin Records. English rock singer Roger Chapman performs vocals on the song and it is taken from Oldfield's Crises album.[3] The song was a hit single especially in Germanic countries.
1983 single by Mike Oldfield
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B-side | "Taurus 3" |
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Released | September 1983[1] |
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Studio | Denham |
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Genre | Hard rock[2] |
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Length | 3:09 |
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Label | Virgin |
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Songwriter(s) | Mike Oldfield |
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Producer(s) | - Mike Oldfield
- Simon Phillips
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"Shadow on the Wall" on YouTube |
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The music video for "Shadow on the Wall" depicts an interrogation scene and was directed by Keith McMillan.[4] The song also features on Roger Chapman's compilation albums, such as 1994's King of the Shouters where the song has been 'remastered'.
An "acoustic" mix and a 5.1 surround sound mix were released on the 2013 reissue of Crises.
The song has been covered by a number of artists including Swedish metal band Arch Enemy.[5]
B-side
The B-side is "Taurus 3", a short, fast-paced flamenco-guitar piece, which is notably different from Oldfield's long multi-themed pieces, "Taurus" and "Taurus 2", on QE2 and Five Miles Out respectively.
Track listing
7 inch
- "Shadow on the Wall" – 3:09
- "Taurus 3" – 2:25
12 inch
- "Shadow on the Wall" (Extended version) – 5:07
- "Taurus 3" – 2:25
Chart positions
Weekly charts
Chart (1983) |
Peak position |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] |
1 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] |
5 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] |
10 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] |
9 |
Spain (AFYVE)[9] |
10 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] |
4 |
UK Singles (OCC)[11] |
95 |
West Germany (Official German Charts)[12] |
3 |
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Year-end charts
Chart (1983) |
Position |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] |
88 |
Chart (1984) |
Position |
Germany (Official German Charts)[14] |
69 |
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Personnel
- Mike Oldfield – guitars, banjo, bass, Fairlight C.M.I., Roland strings
- Roger Chapman – vocals
- Ant – guitars
- Simon Phillips – Tama drums
- Phil Spalding – backing vocals (extended version)[15]
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- Changeling
- MusicVR
- Tr3s Lunas
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[de] Shadow on the Wall
Shadow on the Wall ist ein Rocksong des englischen Musikers Mike Oldfield gemeinsam mit Sänger Roger Chapman, der im September 1983 als Single bei Virgin Records erschien.[1] Es ist die dritte Singleauskopplung aus seinem Album Crises, das bereits im Mai 1983 erschienen war, und das letzte Lied auf dem Album. Das Lied erreichte in Europa hohe Chartpositionen und wurde in Österreich zum Nummer-eins-Hit.[1]
- [en] Shadow on the Wall (song)
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