Mesmerise is a single by English
Shoegazing band
Chapterhouse released in 1991. It appeared in the charts for 2 weeks, entering and peaking at 60.
A non-album single, it was included on the band's compilation album
The Best of Chapterhouse
''The Best of Chapterhouse'' is a greatest hits compilation album by English shoegazing band Chapterhouse released in 2007 on CD. The inner sleeve features a brief history of Chapterhouse written by Michael Heatley.
Track listing
# "We Are t ...
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Robert Smith of
The Cure cited the song as an influence on their 1992 album, ''
Wish''. "For every album we do, I assemble a bunch of songs that have something that I'm trying to capture. For ''Wish'', I would listen to "Mesmerise" by Chapterhouse for its feeling of abandon and "
Human" by
The Human League. You couldn't spot anything sonically or structurally that would influence anything we did, but there's an indefinable something that I'm trying to capture. One night I must have played "Mesmerise" 20 times, drinking and turning it louder and louder, putting myself into a trance" Smith said in 1993.
Track listing
CD and 12"
# "Mesmerise"
# "Precious One"
# "Summer Chill"
# "Then We'll Rise"
Charts
References
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1991 singles
Chapterhouse songs
1991 songs
Songs with music by John Barry (composer)
Songs with lyrics by Don Black (lyricist)