April Skies

For the album by Deine Lakaien, see April Skies (album).

"April Skies"
Single by the Jesus and Mary Chain
from the album Darklands
B-side"Kill Surf City"
Released20 April 1987 (1987-04-20)[1][2]
Length
  • 4:00 (album version)
  • 3:14 (7-inch single)
LabelBlanco y Negro
Songwriter(s)William Reid, Jim Reid
Producer(s)William Reid, Bill Price
The Jesus and Mary Chain singles chronology
"Just Like Honey"
(1985) 		"April Skies"
(1987) 		"Happy When It Rains"
(1987)

"April Skies" is a song by Scottish alternative rock group the Jesus and Mary Chain and the first single from the group's second studio album, Darklands (1987). The song was released by Blanco y Negro Records in April 1987, reaching No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 6 in Ireland, and No. 16 in New Zealand, making it the band's highest-charting single in all three countries.

  1. ^ "New Singles". Music Week. 18 April 1987. p. 12. Misprinted as 21 April on source. The New Albums section uses the correct date.
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