"America" is Killing Joke's first single from their seventh studio album, '' Outside the Gate''. It was released by E.G. Records on 18 April 1988. It was the first official single by Killing Joke to be self-produced, after the departure of producer Chris Kimsey. The single was accompanied by a satirical music video depicting

Jaz Coleman Jeremy "Jaz" Coleman (born 26 February 1960) is an English singer and musician. He came to prominence in the early 1980s as the lead vocalist and keyboardist of post-punk group Killing Joke. Coleman is known for his unique raspy baritone voic ...

as a presidential candidate and dressed as

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, in a dystopian scene of the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

. "America" charted at No. 77 on the

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Track listings

The song was first released as a 7" single with "Jihad" as the B-side. It was also released as a 12" single in the UK and Germany, featuring "America (The Extended Mix)" as the

A-side The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph records and cassettes; these terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side usually features a recording that its artist, producer, or record company ...

, and "Jihad" and a remix of "America" by Glenn Skinner on the B-side. This was the first single by Killing Joke to be released as a CD maxi single, featuring the Glenn Skinner remix of "America", "Jihad (Beyrouth Edit)", "America (The Extended Mix)" and the original 1980 remix of "

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7" single

;Side A #"America" – 03:47 ;Side B #"Jihad" – 06:00

12" single

Both versions of "America" were mixed by Glenn Skinner. ;Side A #"America (The Extended Mix)" – 06:45 ;Side B #"Jihad" – 05:26 #"America" – 03:44

CD maxi single

Both versions of "America" were mixed by Glenn Skinner. #"America" – 03:44 #"Jihad (Beyrouth Edit)" – 05:08 #"America (The Extended Mix)" – 06:45 #"Change (Original 1980 Mix)" – 04:00

Charts

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:America 1988 songs Killing Joke songs Songs written by Jaz Coleman Songs written by Geordie Walker E.G. Records singles