Until the End of Time (Electronic song)

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“Until the End of Time”
Single by Electronic from the album Raise the Pressure
Released	October 1997 (1997-10)
Format	12", CD
Label	Parlophone
Writer(s)	Johnny Marr, Bernard Sumner, Karl Bartos
Producer	Johnny Marr, Bernard Sumner
Electronic singles chronology
"Second Nature" (1996) "Until the End of Time" (1997) "Prodigal Son" (1999)

"Until the End of Time" is a dance song by the English duo Electronic. It first appeared on their second album Raise the Pressure in 1996 and then on a fan club CD the following year. It was composed by members Johnny Marr and Bernard Sumner with guesting writer Karl Bartos.

The track is mainly programmed and played with synthesisers. Denise Johnson provides backing vocals. James Spencer is credited with engineering and mixing on the single, although Alan Meyerson is listed as the mixer in the album sleevenotes.

At one point it was intended as the second single from Raise the Pressure,^[1] but ultimately it became available as a CD of remixes in late 1997. It was obtained by posting a yellow sheet (which was mailed to people who had sent away a card that came with British copies of "Forbidden City" and Raise the Pressure) together with a payment of £5.

A limited run of 5000 was made, meaning that the item is now very rare. A 12" release, housed in a plain black sleeve,^[2] is even harder to find, especially given that the band name is absent from the label.^[3]

Three outside teams remixed the track: K-Klass, Richie Santana ("Sweet Dub") and Soulboy Collective, while Sumner contributed his own version ("Fluffy Dice Remix"). Johnny Marr added electric guitar to the version by K-Klass. Richie Birkett and Brian Kierulf play additional keyboards on the "K-Klassic" and "Sweet Dub" versions respectively.

Bernard Sumner claimed that seeing Kate Moss dancing to this song in London was a proud moment.^[4]

In September 2007 the four remixes were made available on iTunes.

[edit] Tracklisting

1. "K-Klassic Mix" (7:48)
2. "Fluffy Dice Remix" (5:36)
3. "Sweet Dub" (6:37)
4. "Soulboy Collective 7" Version" (4:40)

• The 12" issue used the following titles: 12" Mix, 12" Version, Dub Mix and 7" Mix.^[3]

[edit] References

1. ^ Vox, October 1995
2. ^ Discogs
3. ^ ^{a b} Discogs
4. ^ Rational Alternative Digital, 1997

[edit] External links

• feel every beat (unofficial website)
• worldinmotion.net (unofficial website)

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