Beyond Good and Evil (The Cult album)

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Beyond Good and Evil

Studio album by The Cult
Released	20 June 2001
Genre	Rock
Label	Atlantic
Producer(s)	Bob Rock
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Beyond Good and Evil was a 2001 album by The Cult. It was the band's first record in six and a half years. The title of the record is a reference to Nietzsche's book of the same title, and the record briefly had the mock working title of Bring me the Head of Dave Grohl. Singer Ian Astbury later claimed that his preferred choice for the record's title was Demon Process.

[edit] Track listing

(All songs written by Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy, except where noted)

"War (The Process)"
"The Saint"
"Rise"
"Take the Power"
"Breathe" (written by Ian Astbury, Billy Duffy and Mick Jones)
"Nico"
"American Gothic"
"Ashes and Ghosts"
"Shape the Sky"
"Speed of Light"
"True Believers"
"My Bridges Burn"
- "Libertine" (Bonus track - in Australia and Japan)
- "Wild Child" (Bonus track - in Russia and eastern Europe)
- "In the Clouds" (Bonus track - in Russia and eastern Europe)

The record debuted at #37 on the charts in the United States, #22 in Canada, #25 in Spain.

In China, this record was issued in a cardboard foldout sleeve.

In Taiwan, it was released with an obi.

"Nico" was incorrectly listed as "Niko" on some German CD pressings.

"True Believers" was originally titled "Save Me", "Breathe" originally had the slightly longer title "Breathe (You bastard)", and "Speed of Light" went through several different titles: originally titled "Black California", then "Who plays the Devil" before the band decided on its present title.

There are several CD acetates of early recording of the songs later featured on Beyond Good and Evil. A cdr of demo versions of the songs leaked out, unofficial referred to as 'Unmixed, unmastered, unsequenced', and a cdr of later, but still unfinished versions of the songs also is in circulation as a bootleg. In Australia, a six song demo disc was given to record company executives. A promotional disc was release in a slimline plastic CD case in Germany, with a completely different front cover.

Band personnel: