"51st State" is a single by

New Model Army The New Model Army was a standing army formed in 1645 by the Parliamentarians during the First English Civil War, then disbanded after the Stuart Restoration in 1660. It differed from other armies employed in the 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Th ...

, which appeared on their 1986 album ''

The Ghost of Cain ''The Ghost of Cain'' is the third studio album of British rock band New Model Army. Released in 1986, ''The Ghost of Cain'' propelled the band to the forefront of the alternative rock scene in the 1980s. Not least thanks to the widely acclaimed ...

''. The lyrics to the song were believed to be behind a ban by the American Musician's Union on the band, which prevented them touring the ''Ghost of Cain'' album in the United States. The track was released as a

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, on EMI and reached 71 in the UK Singles Chart, spending just two weeks in the listing. It was the band's fourth appearance in that chart.

Formats and track listing

;UK 7" single (NMA 4) #"51st State" (Ashley Cartwright,

) #"Ten Commandments" (

Justin Sullivan Justin Edward Sullivan (born 8 April 1956) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He is also the lead vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter of English rock band New Model Army, which he formed in 1980 together with drummer Robert ...

) ;UK 12" single (12 NMAS 4) #"51st State" #"Ten Commandments" #"A Liberal Education" (live) (Sullivan, Stuart Morrow) #"No Rest" (live) (Sullivan, Morrow,

Robert Heaton Robert Charles Heaton (6 July 1961 – 4 November 2004) was an English musician best known as the drummer in the English rock band New Model Army. Besides being the drummer for the band Heaton was also responsible for much of the band's son ...

) #"No Man's Land" (live) (Sullivan) ;UK 12" single doublepack (12 NMA 4D) ;;Disc one :#"51st State" :#"Ten Commandments" ;;Disc two (PSLP 348) :#"A Liberal Education" (live) :#"No Rest" (live) :#"No Man's Land" (live) ;Holland 12" single (2018046) #"51st State" #"Ten Commandments" #"A Liberal Education" (live) #"No Rest" (live)

References

1985 songs 1986 singles Song recordings produced by Glyn Johns New Model Army (band) songs EMI Records singles {{1980s-rock-song-stub