Shadow on the Wall
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| Single by Mike Oldfield | |||||||
| from the album Crises | |||||||
| B-side | "Taurus 3" | ||||||
| Released | September 1983 | ||||||
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| Recorded | Denham November 1982 – April 1983 | ||||||
| Genre | Hard rock[1] | ||||||
| Length | 3:09 | ||||||
| Label | Virgin | ||||||
| Writer(s) | Mike Oldfield | ||||||
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"Shadow on the Wall" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1983 by Virgin Records. English rock singer Roger Chapman performs vocals on the song and it is taken from Oldfield's Crises album.[2] The song was a hit single especially in Germanic countries.
The music video for "Shadow on the Wall" depicts an interrogation scene and was directed by Keith McMillan.[3] The song also features on Roger Chapman's compilation albums, such as 1994's King of the Shouters where the song has been 'remastered'.
An "acoustic" mix and a 5.1 surround sound mix were released on the 2013 reissue of Crises.
The song has been covered by a number of artists including Swedish metal band Arch Enemy.[4]
B-side
The B-side is "Taurus 3", a short, fast-paced guitar piece, which is notably different from Oldfield's long multi-themed pieces, "Taurus" and "Taurus 2", on QE2 and Five Miles Out respectively.
Track listing
7 inch
- "Shadow on the Wall" – 3:09
- "Taurus 3" – 2:25
12 inch
- "Shadow on the Wall" (Extended version) – 5:07
- "Taurus 3" – 2:25
Chart positions
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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| Preceded by "I Like Chopin" by Gazebo |
Austrian number-one single 15 December 1983 |
Succeeded by "Islands in the Stream" by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton |
Personnel
- Mike Oldfield – guitars, banjo, bass, Fairlight C.M.I., Roland strings
- Roger Chapman – vocals
- Ant – guitars
- Simon Phillips – Tama drums
- Phil Spalding – backing vocals (extended version)[15]
References
- ↑ Blum, Jordan (29 August 2012). "Mike Oldfield: Two Sides: The Very Best of Mike Oldfield". PopMatters. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ↑ "Singles". Amadian. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
- ↑ The Wind Chimes (VHS rear cover credits). Mike Oldfield. Virgin Vision. 1988. VVD 353.
- ↑ "Arch Enemy – War Eternal". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Mike Oldfield and Roger Chapman – Shadow on the Wall" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Mike Oldfield and Roger Chapman – Shadow on the Wall" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ↑ "Radio 2 Top 30 : 24 december 1983" (in Dutch). Top 30. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ↑ "Musicline.de – Mike Oldfield and Roger Chapman Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Mike Oldfield and Roger Chapman search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Mike Oldfield and Roger Chapman – Shadow on the Wall" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Mike Oldfield and Roger Chapman – Shadow on the Wall". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ↑ "Mike Oldfield: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1983" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ↑ "Mike Oldfield – Crises". Phil Spalding. July 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
