Enlighten Me (Echo & the Bunnymen song)

1990 single by Echo & the Bunnymen
"Enlighten Me"
Single by Echo & the Bunnymen
from the album Reverberation
B-side"Lady Don't Fall Backwards"
Released22 October 1990[1]
GenreAlternative rock
LabelKorova
Songwriter(s)Noel Burke, Jake Drake-Brockman, Les Pattinson, Damon Reece, Will Sergeant
Echo & the Bunnymen singles chronology
"'New Live and Rare'"
(1988)
"Enlighten Me"
(1990)
"Prove Me Wrong"
(1991)

"Enlighten Me" is a single by Echo & the Bunnymen which was released in October 1990. It was the first single released by the band following Ian McCulloch's departure and subsequent replacement by Noel Burke as vocalist and it was the only single to be released from their 1990 album Reverberation.

The single only reached number 96 on the UK Singles Chart,[2] but reached number 8 in the US on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.[3] The single was released as a 7-inch single, a 12-inch single, and a CD single by Korova.

Track listings

7-inch single (Korova KOW44)
  1. "Enlighten Me"
  2. "Lady Don't Fall Backwards"
12-inch single (Korova KOW44T) and CD single (Korova KOW44CD)
  1. "Enlighten Me"
  2. "Lady Don't Fall Backwards"
  3. "Enlighten Me (12" extended remix)"

Chart positions

Chart (1990) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[2] 96
U.S. Modern Rock Tracks[3] 8

References

  1. ^ Smith, Robin (October 20, 1990). "This Week - The Next Seven Days in View: Releases". Record Mirror. p. 33. ISSN 0144-5804.
  2. ^ a b "The Official Charts Company – Echo & The Bunnymen – Enlighten Me". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 2, 2008.
  3. ^ a b "Echo & the Bunnymen > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved May 2, 2008.
  • "Villiers Terrace.com – The Ultimate Echo and the Bunnymen Resource". Retrieved May 2, 2008.
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