Hymn (Ultravox song)
"Hymn" | ||||
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File:Ultravox-Hymn.png | ||||
Single by Ultravox | ||||
from the album Quartet | ||||
B-side | "Monument" "The Thin Wall (Live)" |
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Released | 19 November 1982 | |||
Format | 7" single, 12" single | |||
Recorded | 1982 at AIR Studios in London | |||
Genre | Synthpop, post-punk, new wave | |||
Length | 4:46 | |||
Label | Chrysalis Records | |||
Writer(s) | Warren Cann, Chris Cross, Billy Currie, Midge Ure | |||
Producer(s) | George Martin | |||
Ultravox singles chronology | ||||
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"Hymn" is a 1982 hit single from Ultravox's sixth studio album Quartet (the third studio album recorded with vocalist Midge Ure) that reached #11 on the UK Top 40 singles chart and the Top 10 in Germany and Switzerland.[1]
Contents
History
The song was written by Warren Cann, Chris Cross, Billy Currie and Midge Ure and produced by George Martin. The cover art depicts certain symbols of Freemasonry, most notably the compass and the square.
Lyrically, the song is more of a sermon than a hymn (or, at the very least, a psalm), with Midge Ure taking his lesson broadly from the Bible.
Musically, the chords are reminiscent of the National Anthem of the Soviet Union, known in Russian as "Hymn of the Soviet Union" ("Государственный гимн СССР").[2]
Track listing
7" version
- "Hymn" [single edit] – 4:24
- "Monument" – 3:16
12" version
- "Hymn" – 5:46
- "Monument" – 3:16
- "The Thin Wall (Live)" – 5:54
Covers
The song has been covered by numerous acts including Magna Charta (1990), Cabballero (1994), Cosmo (1994), German electro project Music Instructor (1995), Supporters (1997), The Stunned Guys (1998), Edguy (1998), DJ Jaxx (2000), 4 clubbers (2002) Gigi D'Agostino (2003), Lunatica (2004), Tina Cousins (2004), Polish DJ Psychophaze (2005), Mägo de Oz (under the name "Mañana Empieza Hoy") (2005), Raz Ohara (2005), Age Pee (2006), Trancemission (2006), Parasytic (2008), PROXIMITY (2010), Kirlian Camera (2011) and Mägo de Oz again (2013)
References
- ↑ Hymn - finnishcharts.com
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