"Follow the Leaders" is a song by the English
post-punk
Post-punk (originally called new musick) is a broad music genre, genre of Punk Music, punk music that emerged in the late 1970s as musicians departed from punk's traditional elements and raw simplicity, instead adopting a variety of avant-garde s ...
band
Killing Joke. It was released in May 1981 by
E.G. Records as the only single from the band's second studio album, ''
What's THIS For...!''.
Release
"Follow the Leaders" was backed by the
B-sides
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 ...
"Follow the Leaders (Dub)" and "Tension". It reached No. 55 in the
UK Singles Chart
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in May 1981
and No. 25 in the ''
Billboard''
Hot Dance Club Songs.
A 7" single was released by
Polydor
Polydor Records Ltd. is a German-British record label that operates as part of Universal Music Group. It has a close relationship with Universal's Interscope Geffen A&M Records label, which distributes Polydor's releases in the United States ...
in Italy and E.G. Records in Spain, each with a different version of "Follow the Leaders" from the 10".
Track listing
; 7"
; Side A
# "Follow the Leaders" – 4:05
; Side B
# "Tension" – 4:27
; 10"
; Side A
# "Follow the Leaders" – 5:30
; Side B
# "Follow the Leaders (Dub)" – 4:04
# "Tension" – 4:28
Charts
References
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Killing Joke songs
1981 songs
Songs written by Paul Ferguson
Songs written by Youth (musician)
Songs written by Geordie Walker
Song recordings produced by Nick Launay
Songs written by Jaz Coleman
E.G. Records singles