"Darklands" is a song by Scottish rock band

the Jesus & Mary Chain The Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride in 1983. The band revolves around the songwriting partnership of brothers Jim and William Reid. After signing to independent label Creation Records, they rele ...

and the third single from their album of the same name. The single was released in October 1987 by Blanco y Negro Records on 7-inch vinyl, 10-inch vinyl,

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and as a

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. The 10-inch and the CD were entitled ''Darklands E.P.'' The single reached number 33 on the

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and number 23 on the

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. William Reid was the

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for all the tracks with Bill Price co-producing "Darklands" and John Loder co-producing "Rider", "On the Wall (Porta Studio Demo)", "Here It Comes Again" and "Surfin' U.S.A. (April out-take)".

Track listings

All tracks were written by Jim Reid and William Reid except where noted. 7-inch single (NEG 29) # "Darklands" # "Rider" # "On the Wall" ( Porta Studio demo) 12-inch single (NEG 29T) # "Darklands" # "Rider" # "

Surfin' U.S.A. "Surfin' U.S.A." is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys, credited to Chuck Berry and Brian Wilson. It is a rewritten version of Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen" set to new lyrics penned by Wilson and an uncredited Mike Love. The song w ...

" (April out-take) # "On the Wall" (Porta Studio demo) 10-inch and CD EP (NEG 29TE; NEG 29CD) # "Darklands" – 5:23 # "Rider" – 2:10 # "Here It Comes Again" – 2:30 # "On the Wall" (Porta Studio demo) – 3:39

Personnel

The Jesus and Mary Chain * Jim Reid –

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* William Reid – vocals, guitar,

Additional personnel * Bill Price – producer ("Darklands") * John Loder – producer ("Rider", "Here It Comes Again") * Linda Reid – design * Helen Backhouse – design

Charts

References

{{Authority control The Jesus and Mary Chain songs 1987 singles 1987 songs Blanco y Negro Records singles Songs about suicide Songs written by Jim Reid Songs written by William Reid (musician)