Voices of Babylon (song)

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"Voices of Babylon"
Voices of Babylon Single.jpg
Single by The Outfield
from the album Voices of Babylon
B-side"Inside Your Skin"
ReleasedMarch 1989
Genre
Length3:27
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)John Spinks
Producer(s)
The Outfield singles chronology
"No Surrender"
(1988) 		"Voices of Babylon"
(1989) 		"My Paradise"
(1989)
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"Voices of Babylon" is a song by English rock band The Outfield, taken from their third studio album Voices of Babylon. It was written by guitarist John Spinks, produced by Spinks, David Kahne, and David Leonard, and released as the lead single from the album in March 1989.

It became the band's biggest hit on Billboard's Album Rock Tracks chart, peaking at number two;[1] it was also a top 30 hit in the U.S., peaking at number 25 on the Hot 100.[2] Outside the U.S., the song fared less well, but represented the band's top single peak in the United Kingdom (albeit only at #78).[3]

Charts[]

Chart (1989) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] 39
UK Singles (OCC)[3] 78
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 25
US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[1] 2
West Germany (Official German Charts)[5] 57

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "The Outfield - Chart history". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "The Outfield Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  4. ^ "RPM 100 Singles" (PDF). RPM. Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada. 50 (7). June 12, 1989. OCLC 352936026. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Outfield – Voices of Babylon". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 27, 2019.

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