Pop Song (David Sylvian song)
"Pop Song" is a song by the English singer-songwriter David Sylvian. The song was released in late 1989 as a non-album single concurrent with the release of the 1989 retrospective box set Weatherbox, though it did not appear on it. (A promo-only sampler released for the box set at the time did include it.) It made its initial official compilation appearance in 2000 on the Everything And Nothing album.
"Pop Song" | ||||
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Single by David Sylvian | ||||
B-side | "A Brief Conversation Ending in Divorce"/"The Stigma of Childhood (Kin)" | |||
Released | October 1989 | |||
Recorded | June 1989 in London, England | |||
Genre | Art rock | |||
Length | 4:30 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
Songwriter(s) | David Sylvian | |||
Producer(s) | Steve Nye, David Sylvian | |||
David Sylvian singles chronology | ||||
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The song was written in response to Virgin asking Sylvian to write a 'Pop Song' to release as a single, which he responded to by writing a very unorthodox song called 'Pop Song'. The two instrumental b-sides, 'A Brief Conversation Ending In Divorce' and 'The Stigma Of Childhood (Kin)' were later appended as bonus tracks on the remastered version of Sylvian's 1985 album Alchemy: An Index of Possibilities.
Chart positions
Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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UK Singles Chart[1] | 83 |
References
- "David Sylvian - Pop Song". officialcharts.com. Retrieved October 3, 2012.