Possession (song)
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| Single by Sarah McLachlan | ||
| from the album Fumbling Towards Ecstasy | ||
| Released | 1993 | |
| Format | CD single | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 4:37 | |
| Label | Nettwerk Records | |
| Writer(s) | Sarah McLachlan | |
| Producer(s) | Pierre Marchand | |
| Sarah McLachlan singles chronology | ||
| "Drawn to the Rhythm" (1992) |
"Possession" (1993) |
"I Will Remember You" (1995) |
Possession is the first single from Sarah McLachlan's album Fumbling Towards Ecstasy. It was released in Canada 10 September 1993 by Nettwerk Records.
The song appears twice on the album as the first track and as a hidden track: a solo piano version following the last track "Fumbling Towards Ecstasy".
In 1994, McLachlan was sued by Uwe Vandrei, an obsessed fan from Ottawa, Ontario, who alleged that his love letters to her had been the basis of "Possession". This lawsuit never came to trial as the plaintiff committed suicide.
The lawsuit was also challenging for the Canadian legal system; the suit was essentially a frivolous complaint by Vandrei, a self-admitted stalker, in an attempt to get close to McLachlan, and the trial was delayed significantly by discussions of how to ensure McLachlan's physical safety during the proceedings.
In an interview in Rolling Stone three years later, Ms. McLachlan added, "And this one person wasn't the only guy ... there were a lot of letters from other people saying the same kind of thing ... Writing the song 'Possession' was very therapeutic."
The song has also been covered by the band Evans Blue and features vocals from Sarah McLachlan.
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[edit] Tracklisting
[edit] CD: Nettwerk / W2-6319 (Canada)
- "Possession [Version 1]"
- "Possession [Version 2]"
- "Fear [Janes version]"
- Version 2 remixed by John Fryer remix
[edit] CD: Arista / 07822-12662-2 (US)
- "Possession"
- "Fear [Janes mix]"
- "Mary [Earlier Mix]"
- "Black [Live at Harbourfront, Toronto]"
- Black taken from "Live EP"
[edit] Other versions
In addition to the two different versions of "Possession" appearing on the Fumbling Towards Ecstasy album, a live recording of the song is available on McLachlan's live concert album, Mirrorball. A fourth version, the Rabbit in the Moon remix, is available on two different McLachlan remix albums: Rarities, B-Sides and Other Stuff and Remixed.
| Sarah McLachlan |
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| Discography |
| Studio Albums: Touch · Solace · Fumbling Towards Ecstasy · Surfacing · Afterglow · Wintersong |
| Live Albums: Live EP · The Freedom Sessions · Mirrorball · Afterglow Live · Mirrorball: The Complete Concert · Live From Etown: 2006 Christmas Special |
| Other Albums: Rarities, B-Sides and Other Stuff · Remixed · Bloom: Remix Album |
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