| "The Ship Song" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 7" single cover | ||||
| Single by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | ||||
| from the album The Good Son | ||||
| A-side | "The Ship Song" | |||
| B-side | "The Train Song" | |||
| Released | 12 March 1990 | |||
| Recorded | Cardan Studios, Sao Paulo 8 October – 28 October 1989 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 5:14 | |||
| Label | Mute Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Nick Cave | |||
| Producer(s) | The Bad Seeds | |||
| Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds singles chronology | ||||
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"The Ship Song" is a song written by Nick Cave (lyrics and music),[1] originally performed by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on their 1990 The Good Son album. It was released by Mute Records as the first single from the album on 12 March 1990, as a CD single, 7" vinyl and a 12" vinyl release. The song reached #84 on the UK Singles Charts.[2][3]
The video for the song was directed by John Hillcoat.[4]
In May 2001 "The Ship Song" was selected by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) as one of the Top 30 Australian songs of all time.[5]
- ^ ""The Ship Song" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ "UK Top 100 (1983-1991)". UKmix.org.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011.
- ^ "John Hillcoat". IMDb. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ Kruger, Debbie (2 May 2010). "The songs that resonate through the years" (PDF). Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 16 March 2010.