Song to the Siren (The Chemical Brothers song)

"Song to the Siren"
Single by The Dust Brothers
from the album Exit Planet Dust
Released 1 October 1992
Format 12"
Recorded 1992
Genre Big Beat
Length 4 mins 49 secs
Label Junior Boys Own
Producer The Dust Brothers
The Dust Brothers singles chronology
"Song to the Siren"
(1992)
Fourteenth Century Sky
(1994)

"Song to the Siren" is the first The Chemical Brothers single released under the name The Dust Brothers. It was originally released under the "green label" for Diamond Records and was later released under the Junior Boys Own label. The song uses a reversed voice sample from the Dead Can Dance's song "Song of Sophia" from their album The Serpent's Egg.

The version featured on the single lasts 4 minutes and 49 seconds. Another version lasted 4 minutes and 30 seconds, which later appeared on Singles 93-03. The version featured on Exit Planet Dust is a live version, and is notably shorter at 3 minutes and 16 seconds. Though the 4:49 version has never been released on a Chemical Brothers CD, it appeares on JCB Perspective 88-98.

Track listings

12" Vinyl Single

  1. "Song to the Siren"

12" Vinyl Single – JBO 10

  1. "Song to the Siren (Full Sabre Mix)"
  2. "Song to the Siren (Original Dust Brothers Mix)"
  3. "Song to the Siren (Sabre 100% Chunk Mix)"