"Birds of a Feather" is a single by English

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band

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. It was released as a 7" and 12" single in October 1982 by

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in the UK,

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in the Netherlands and E.G. and

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in the US. The 12" release also included the track "Sun Goes Down". The single reached No. 64 in the

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. The single was Killing Joke's first release with new bass guitarist Paul Raven. Its musical style was more melodic than their previous albums, a direction that continued with the album "

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" and the non-album singles " Me or You?" (1983) and "

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" (1984).

Track listing

The B-side to all releases was "Flock the B-side", a dub remix of the title track. ; 7" Single ; 12" Single

Charts

References

{{authority control 1982 songs Killing Joke songs E.G. Records singles Polydor Records singles Songs written by Jaz Coleman Songs written by Geordie Walker Songs written by Paul Raven (musician) Songs written by Paul Ferguson