"Crime of Passion" is a non-album

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by musician

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, released in 1984 on

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. The song features Barry Palmer performing vocals.

Song analysis

The front cover features a sepia photograph of Mike Oldfield's mother Maureen, who died in January 1974, ten years before the release of this single. The song was released between Oldfield's albums ''

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'' and ''

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''. The music video for "Crime of Passion" takes place in a surrealistic children's play room featuring books, giant blocks (with letters on them), a girl on a swing, a

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and a

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. In the video Oldfield performs in a 'mechanical' fashion with

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guitars, while Palmer sits on a box and sings. The video is available on the ''Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield'' video.

Track listing

7-inch single

# "Crime of Passion" – 3:37 # "Jungle Gardenia" – 2:44

12-inch single

# "Crime of Passion" (Extended version) – 4:08 # "Jungle Gardenia" – 2:44

Charts

References

{{authority control 1984 singles Mike Oldfield songs Songs written by Mike Oldfield Virgin Records singles 1984 songs