Lords of the New Church (song)
For the 1980s rock band, see The Lords of the New Church.
| "Lords of the New Church" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Tasmin Archer | ||||
| from the album Great Expectations | ||||
| Released | 17 May 1993 | |||
| Format | CD1, CD2, 7" Vinyl | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 4:48 | |||
| Label | Virgin Music | |||
| Writer(s) | Tasmin Archer, John Beck, John Hughes | |||
| Producer(s) |
Julian Mendelsohn Peter Kaye | |||
| Tasmin Archer singles chronology | ||||
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"Lords of the New Church" was the third single to be released by singer-songwriter Tasmin Archer. Released in May 1993, it peaked at no.26 in the UK.
Writing and recording
- The lyrics of Lords Of The New Church are not primarily religious (although they could be interpreted that way). Archer describes the song as "it's about the modern breed of politicians and it was written in the very early 1990s even before things became has bad as they are now."
- Four instruments were used in the recording of Lords Of The New Church, John Hughes, Elliott Randall and Robbie McIntosh provided the guitars in the song whereas John Beck and Paul Wickens played keyboards. The drummer on the track was Charlie Morgan whilst Peter Kaye played the Fairlight CMI.
Track listings
- 7" vinyl
- "Lords of the New Church"
- "Hero"
- CD single 1
- "Lords of the New Church"
- "Hero"
- "Lords of the New Church" (remix)
- "Sleeping Satellite"
- CD single 2
- "Lords of the New Church"
- "Strings of Desire"
- "The Higher You Climb" (remix)
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