"Song from the Edge of the World" is a song written and performed by English rock band

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. It was released as a stand-alone single in 1987. The song had been premiered live in the UK during an appearance at the

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in July 1986. The song was recorded with new members

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on keyboards and Jon Klein on guitar.

Music and background

The track is an uptempo number with strong percussion performed by drummer

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. The song had already been demoed during the ''

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''-era with guitarist John Valentine Carruthers but not released at the time. The single version was recorded in late May and early June 1987 with two new members, guitarist Jon Klein and keyboardist Martin McCarrick. The single had not appeared on any album and was not included on any greatest hits collections until 2002's ''

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'', albeit only on the bonus disc of the limited edition of the album, and in its

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"Columbus Mix" version. The original 7" version made its CD debut as a bonus track on the 2014 reissue of ''

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''.

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later explained that she wasn't satisfied with the work of producer

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during the recording sessions, which was one of the main reasons the band decided not to include this one-off single on their 1992 ''

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'' compilation. The early studio version performed with Carruthers was included on the remastered CD version of ''Tinderbox''. "Song from the Edge of the World" peaked at No. 59 in the

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.Johns, Brian. ''Entranced: the Siouxsie and the Banshees story''. Omnibus Press, 1989. Page 94.

References

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