"Étude" is a

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, released in 1984. It is from the album ''The Killing Fields'', the

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album for the film of the same name . It was reissued in 1990, when it was used in a commercial for

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. The 1990 release also featured a track called "Gakkaen" by The Ono Gagaku Kai Society. "Étude" is taken from the

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, which the soundtrack album was composed on.

Track listing

7-inch vinyl

# "Étude" (edit) – 3:07 # "Evacuation" (edit) – 4:11

12-inch vinyl

# "Étude" – 4:38 # "Evacuation" – 5:13

1990 release

# "Étude" – Mike Oldfield # "Gakkaen" – The Ono Gagaku Kai Society

References

* 1984 singles 1990 singles Mike Oldfield songs Virgin Records singles 1984 songs {{1980s-single-stub