| "Moon & the Sky" | ||||||||
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| Single by Erasure | ||||||||
| from the album Loveboat | ||||||||
| Released | 10 December 2001 | |||||||
| Format | 12" Single CD Single |
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| Recorded | 2000 | |||||||
| Genre | Synth pop | |||||||
| Length | 04:22 | |||||||
| Label | Mute Records | |||||||
| Writer(s) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell |
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| Producer | Flood | |||||||
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"Moon & the Sky" is a song by synth pop duo Erasure. Originally intended as the second single from their ninth studio album Loveboat, the album cut was remixed drastically for radio play by Jason Creasey [1] and packaged with enough additional tracks and mixes that it could be considered an EP. Mute Records released the single in the UK under the title "Moon & the Sky Plus", a similar tactic used for one of Erasure's previous singles ("Rain").
The song was written by Vince Clarke and Andy Bell and is an uptempo, electronic dance track. In its album version the song has a harsher, more techno-influenced feel. Maverick Records, Erasure's U.S. record label at the time, requested the single remixes but ended up passing on the Loveboat album altogether and releasing Erasure from their contract (Loveboat would get a U.S. release through Mute in 2003).
"Moon & the Sky"'s extended track count and running time made it ineligible for the UK singles chart. A 12 inch single, presented as a double A-side with a remix of Loveboat track "Perchance To Dream" was also released.[1] Similar to the promo version (P12MUTE248) distributed to nightclub DJs to promote the album, the two-track record was credited to "V & A" (Vince and Andy), a technique occasionally used by record labels to obscure artists' identities so that disc jockeys who do not normally play Erasure music would not pass it over based solely on the Erasure name. The 12" was only available from the record label's own shop (Mute Bank) and specialist dance shops.
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