"The Passion of Lovers" is the sixth single released by British gothic rock band

Bauhaus The Staatliches Bauhaus (), commonly known as the Bauhaus (), was a German art school operational from 1919 to 1933 that combined crafts and the fine arts.Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 4th edn., 20 ...

. It was released in 7" format on the Beggars Banquet label in 1981. The initial copies came with the lyrics on a printed insert. It peaked at No. 56 in the

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Content

The

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of the single featured a montage made up of recordings that each member of the band created individually, the fourth part featuring the backwards masking techniques that

Daniel Ash Daniel Ash (born 31 July 1957) is an English musician, songwriter and singer. He became prominent in the late 1970s as the guitarist for the iconic goth rock band Bauhaus, which spawned two related bands led by Ash: Tones on Tail and Love a ...

focused on in later recordings, particularly with the band

Tones on Tail Tones on Tail was a British post-punk band formed in 1982, originally as a musical side project of Daniel Ash of the gothic rock group Bauhaus. Their music was described by one critic as "doom-and-dance-pop." History While still a member of B ...

. The actual words Ash says are: "Naturally enough ... the others have been doing their utmost to match this performance ... this is something people get when they continually drink whisky... I can't drink... I hardly eat these days.... okay, that's fine".

Track listing

#"The Passion of Lovers" #"1. David Jay 2. Peter Murphy 3. Kevin Haskins 4. Daniel Ash"

Personnel

Adapted from the ''

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'' liner notes. * Peter Murphy - lead vocals *

- guitar, backing vocals, backwards vocals (track 2) * David J - bass, lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, piano (track 2) *

Kevin Haskins Kevin Michael Dompe (born 19 July 1960), born and best-known as Kevin Michael Haskins, is an English drummer, best known from the British rock group Bauhaus. He was also a member of Tones on Tail and Love and Rockets. Early career As a child ...

- drums, percussion, drum machine (track 2), Tibetan bell (track 2)

External links

AllMusic review
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