Requiem (Killing Joke song)

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"Requiem"
Requiem sleeve.jpg
Single by Killing Joke
from the album Killing Joke
B-side
Released26 September 1980
RecordedAugust 1980
StudioMarquee Studios (London)
Genre
Length3:42
Label
  • E.G.
  • Malicious Damage
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Killing Joke
Killing Joke singles chronology
"Change"
(1980) 		"Requiem"
(1980) 		"Follow the Leaders"
(1981)

"Requiem" is a song by English post-punk band Killing Joke. It was released in September 1980 by E.G. Records as the second single from their eponymous debut studio album.

Release[]

"Requiem" was released on 26 September 1980 on 7" vinyl by E.G. Records and Malicious Damage as the second single from the band's debut self-titled studio album, backed by the B-side "Change".[1] A 12" version of the single was also released, featuring "Change" and a demo of "Requiem" as the B-sides.[2]

The single did not chart in the UK,[3] but it reached number 43 on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.

Cover versions[]

The song was covered in 1997 by American rock band Foo Fighters as one of the B-sides to their song "Everlong",[4] and was included in the 2007 re-release of their album The Colour and the Shape.[5]

British industrial metal band Godflesh performed "Requiem" live on their 2001 tour in support of the album Hymns.[6] For that tour, the group was accompanied by Killing Joke bassist Paul Raven and, in one instance, by Killing Joke singer Jaz Coleman.[6]

Requiem was covered by the British post-punk band Eagulls in 2013 as the B-side to their "Nerve Endings" single,[7] which received a limited release on 7" vinyl.

The French band LANE (Love and Noise Experiment), created by ex-members of the Thugs and Daria, 2 bands from Angers, covered it live during its 2018 tour, and then recorded a studio version in 2019 that can be found on Spotify.[8]

Track listing[]

7" vinyl[]

  • E.G. / Malicious Damage — EGMD 1.0[1]
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Requiem"3:42
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Change"3:58

12" vinyl[]

  • E.G. / Malicious Damage — EGMDX 1.0[2]
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Requiem"3:42
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Change"3:58
2."Requiem" (Malicious Demo 2)3:42

Personnel[]

Charts[]

Charts (1980) Peak
position
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[9] 43

Release history[]

Region Date Label Format Catalogue no.
 United Kingdom 26 September 1980
  • E.G.
  • Malicious Damage
 7" EGMD 1.0[1]
12" EGMDX 1.0[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Killing Joke – Requiem (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Killing Joke – Requiem (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Killing Joke | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Foo Fighters – Everlong (CD)". Discogs. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  5. ^ Cohen, Jonathan (21 May 2007). "Foo Fighters Expand Second Album For Reissue". Billboard. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Tfaaon. "Justin K. Broadrick, guitarist and singer of Godflesh". lagrosseradio.com. La Grosse Radio. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Eagulls – Nerve Endings (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  8. ^ La Playlist de l'UA, retrieved 8 July 2019
  9. ^ "Killing Joke > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
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