Follow the Leaders
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1981 single by Killing Joke
"Follow the Leaders" | |
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Single by Killing Joke | |
from the album What's THIS For...! | |
B-side | "Follow the Leaders (Dub)", "Tension" |
Released | May 1981 |
Genre | Post-punk |
Length | 14:02 |
Label | E.G., Malicious Damage |
Songwriter(s) | Jaz Coleman, Kevin "Geordie" Walker, Martin "Youth" Glover, Paul Ferguson |
Producer(s) | Killing Joke |
Killing Joke singles chronology | |
7" Italian release | |
Side A | |
Alternative cover | |
Side B | |
"Follow the Leaders" is a song by the English post-punk band Killing Joke. It was released in May 1981 by E.G. Records as the only single from the band's second studio album, What's THIS For...! .
Release
[edit ]"Follow the Leaders" was backed by the B-sides "Follow the Leaders (Dub)" and "Tension". It reached No. 55 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1981[1] and No. 25 in the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs.[2]
A 7" single was released by Polydor in Italy and E.G. Records in Spain, each with a different version of "Follow the Leaders" from the 10".
Track listing
[edit ]- 7"
- Side A
- "Follow the Leaders" – 4:05
- Side B
- "Tension" – 4:27
- 10"
- Side A
- "Follow the Leaders" – 5:30
- Side B
- "Follow the Leaders (Dub)" – 4:04
- "Tension" – 4:28
Charts
[edit ]Chart (1981) | Peak Position |
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UK Singles Chart | 55[1] |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs | 25[2] |
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Killing Joke". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Killing Joke". AllMusic . Retrieved 5 March 2015.