Hymn (song)
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| Single by Ultravox from the album Quartet |
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| B-side | "Monument" "The Thin Wall (Live)" |
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| Released | November 19, 1982 | ||||
| Format | 7" single, 12" single | ||||
| Recorded | Air Studios, London, 1982 | ||||
| Genre | New Romantic, Electronic | ||||
| Length | 05:46 | ||||
| Label | Chrysalis Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Midge Ure, Chris Cross, Warren Cann, Billy Currie | ||||
| Producer | George Martin | ||||
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"Hymn" is a 1982 hit single from Ultravox's sixth studio album Quartet (the third studio album recorded with vocalist Midge Ure) that reached #11 on the UK Top 40 singles chart. The song was written by Warren Cann, Chris Cross, Billy Currie and Midge Ure and produced by George Martin.
The melody line is borrowed from the Zones' "Mourning Star"". Lyrically, the song is more of a sermon than a hymn (or, at the very least, a psalm), with Midge Ure taking his lesson broadly from the Bible.
The song has been covered by numerous dance acts including Cabballero (1994), German electro project Music Instructor (1995), Edguy (1999), Lunatica (2004), Tina Cousins (2004), and Age Pee (2006).
[edit] Track listing
[edit] 7" version:
- "Hymn" [single edit] – 4:24
- "Monument" – 3:16
[edit] 12" version:
- "Hymn" – 5:46
- "Monument" – 3:16
- "The Thin Wall (Live)" – 5:54
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