Warriors of the Wasteland (single)

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Warriors of the Wasteland
Warriors
Single by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Released 11 November 1986
Recorded Amsterdam, 1986
Genre Dance, New Wave
Record label ZTT
Cat. # ZTAS 25
Producer Stephen Lipson
Frankie chronology
Rage Hard
(1986)		 Warriors of the Wasteland
(1986)		 Watching The Wildlife
(1987)

Warriors of the Wasteland is the sixth single from Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in 1986. It was taken from the album Liverpool.

Having already tackled the literary heavyweights like Coleridge (Welcome to the Pleasuredome) and Thomas (Rage Hard), for Warriors of the Wasteland the Frankies turned to T.S. Eliot for inspiration. The track is said to be inspired by both Eliot's Hollow Men poem and the Mad Max series of films, starring Mel Gibson:

"Thanks to Eliot for the Wasteland and Mad Max for the Warriors".

Even though it featured 3 different 12" singles, "Warriors of the Wasteland" reached Number 19 in the UK singles charts.

Contents

[edit] Tracklisting

(All discographical information pertains to UK releases only)

[edit] 7" single (ZTAS 25)

  1. "Warriors of the Wasteland" (5:01)
  2. "Warriors (Of The Wasteland)" (3:55)

[edit] 12" single (12 ZTAS 7)

  1. "Warriors (twelve wild disciples mix)" (9:45)
  2. "Warriors (instrumental) [unlisted]" (4:50)
  3. "Warriors (return)" (1:22)
  4. "Warriors (end)" (3:29)

[edit] 2nd 12" single (12 ZTAX 25)

Warriors (Turn of the Knife Mix)
Warriors (Turn of the Knife Mix)
  1. "Warriors (turn of the knife mix)" (8:09)
  2. "Warriors (instrumental) [unlisted]" (4:50)
  3. "Warriors (return)" (1:22)
  4. "Warriors (end)" (3:29)
Warriors Attack had a white label
Warriors Attack had a white label

[edit] 3rd 12" single (12 ZTAK 25)

"Heavy Mental"

  1. "Warriors (attack mix)§" (6:30)
  2. "Warriors (instrumental) [unlisted]" (4:50)
  3. "Warriors (return)" (1:22)
  4. "Warriors (end)" (3:29)

§ "Attack Mix" featured guitar parts by Gary Moore.

[edit] CD single (CD ZCID 25)

"Warriors Compacted"

  1. "Warriors (sample-rated introduction)" (2:25)
  2. "Warriors (twelve wild disciples mix)" (9:45)
  3. "Warriors of the Wasteland (fewer lyrics)" (5:02)
  4. "Warriors (of the wasteland)" (3:57)
  5. "Warriors (monopoly re-solution) ['rats in a cage']" (2:21)

The CD is one track without a title list

[edit] Cassingle (CTIS 25)

"Warriors Cassetted"

  1. "a matter of life and death" (:04)
  2. "Warriors of the Wasteland [instrumental]" (2:59)
  3. "Warriors (of the wasteland) [7"-version]" (3:09)
  4. "Warriors (twelve wild disciples) [instrumental]" (8:32)
  5. "we're rats [various noises from 'Introduced']" (:43)
  6. "Warriors [excerpts from 'Return']" (1:27)
  7. "A Phenomenon Of Megabytes [rats in a cage]" (3:03)

[edit] External links

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