Warriors of the Wasteland (single)

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“Warriors of the Wasteland”
Single by Frankie Goes to Hollywood from the album Liverpool
A-side	"Warriors of the Wasteland"
B-side	"Warriors (Of the Wasteland)"
Released	November 11, 1986 (1986-11-11)
Format	7", 12", CD
Recorded	Amsterdam, 1986
Genre	Dance, New Wave
Length	5:01
Label	ZTT - ZTAS 25
Producer	Stephen Lipson
Frankie Goes to Hollywood singles 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 The 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, #7 in Germany (for two weeks) and #13 in Switzerland.

Contents 1 Track listings 1.1 7": ZTT / ZTAS 25 1.2 12": ZTT / 12 ZTAS 25 1.3 12": ZTT / 12 ZTAX 25 1.4 12": ZTT / 12 ZTAK 25 1.5 12": Island / 0-96799 1.6 CD: ZTT / ZCID 25 1.7 MC: ZTT / CTIS 25 2 External links

[edit] Track listings

(All discographical information pertains to UK releases only unless noted)

[edit] 7": ZTT / ZTAS 25

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

[edit] 12": ZTT / 12 ZTAS 25

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] 12": ZTT / 12 ZTAX 25

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

[edit] 12": ZTT / 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] 12": Island / 0-96799

1. "Warriors Of The Wasteland" (12 Wild Disciples Mix) - 9:42
2. "Warriors Of The Wasteland" (Turn Of The Knife Mix) - 8:11

[edit] CD: ZTT / 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] MC: ZTT / CTIS 25

"Warriors (Cassetted)"

1. "a matter of life and death" - 0:04
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'] - 0:43
6. "Warriors" [excerpts from 'Return'] - 1:27
7. "A Phenomenon Of Megabytes" ['rats in a cage'] - 3:03

[edit] External links

• Listen to ZCID 25

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