Lifeforms (song)

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"Lifeforms"
Fsol lifeforms cover.jpg
Single by The Future Sound of London
from the album Lifeforms
Released1994
RecordedEarthbeat Studios, September Sound, London
GenreAmbient
Techno
IDM
Length38:51
LabelAstralwerks
Cat. VSCDT 1484, 7243 8 92373 2 0
Songwriter(s)FSOL
Elizabeth Fraser
Producer(s)FSOL
The Future Sound of London singles chronology
"Cascade"
(1993)
"Lifeforms"
(1994)
"Expander"
(1994)

"Lifeforms" is the second single from The Future Sound of London's 1994 album Lifeforms. Vocals on the single were performed by Elizabeth Fraser of the Cocteau Twins.

The original version of "Lifeforms" from the album of the same name is present as "Path 3", while the album track "Life Form Ends" from the album can be heard in somewhat remixed form as "Path 5".

A 2:50 edit of "Path 4" was used as a radio edit and for the promotional video for the single. It is this version that appears on the commercial compilation album The Best... Album in the World...Ever! (vol 1).[1]

Track listing[]

  1. "Lifeforms (Path 1)" (4:43)
  2. "Lifeforms (Path 2)" (6:49)
  3. "Lifeforms (Path 3)" (5:24)
  4. "Lifeforms (Path 4)" (9:03)
  5. "Lifeforms (Path 5)" (6:02)
  6. "Lifeforms (Path 6)" (2:48)
  7. "Lifeforms (Path 7)" (4:02)

Charts[]

Chart (1994) Peak
positions
Finland (IFPI)[2] 19
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 14
UK Dance Singles (Music Week)[3] 12

Crew[]

  • Vocals by Elizabeth Fraser.
  • Written by The Future Sound of London and Elizabeth Fraser.
  • Tablatronics by Talvin Singh.

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.secondthought.co.uk/fsol/lifeformsep.htm
  2. ^ Week 33, 1994
  3. ^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 13 August 1994. p. 26. Retrieved 26 April 2021.

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