Mesmerise is a single by English

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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. Robert Smith of

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cited the song as an influence on their 1992 album, ''

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''. "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 "

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. 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

{{authority control 1991 singles Chapterhouse songs 1991 songs Songs with music by John Barry (composer) Songs with lyrics by Don Black (lyricist)