Over the Shoulder

"Over the Shoulder"
Single by Ministry
from the album Twitch
B-side
  • "Isle of Man" (Version II)
  • "Twitch" (Version II)
ReleasedNovember 1985
Genre
Length6:44 (single version)
5:13 (album version)
LabelSire
Songwriter(s)Al Jourgensen
Producer(s)Adrian Sherwood
Ministry singles chronology
"(Every Day Is) Halloween"
(1985)
"Over the Shoulder"
(1985)
"Stigmata"
(1988)
Music video
“Over the Shoulder” on YouTube

"Over the Shoulder" is a song by American industrial band Ministry, from their second studio album, Twitch (1986). Written by frontman Al Jourgensen, produced by Adrian Sherwood, and released in November 1985 as a 12-inch single, it was the band’s first recording after signing with Sire Records;[1][2] the accompanying music video was directed by Peter Christopherson.

  1. ^ "Ministry: Over The Shoulder". Album & Singles Reviews. Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 47. November 23, 1985. p. 67. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved February 10, 2019 – via Google Books. Thundering beat boxes and vocals as mannered as Scritti Politti heard over the telephone; label debut for the adventurous band.
  2. ^ "12' Reviews". Dance. Cash Box. Vol. 49, no. 24. November 23, 1985. p. 20. ISSN 0008-7289. Retrieved August 2, 2018 – via the Internet Archive.