Wallflower (Peter Gabriel song)

"Wallflower"
Single by Peter Gabriel
from the album Peter Gabriel
B-side"Kiss of Life"
Released1982
Recorded1981–1982
StudioAshcombe House, Bath, England
Length
  • 6:30 (album version)
  • 5:21 (single edit)
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)Peter Gabriel
Producer(s)
Peter Gabriel singles chronology
"I Have the Touch"
(1982) 		"Wallflower"
(1982) 		"I Don't Remember (Live)"
(1983)

"Wallflower" is a song by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel from his fourth eponymous studio album released in 1982. The song was released as a single in the Netherlands but did not chart. Some of the instrumentation from "Wallflower" was incorporated into "Under Lock and Key" and "At Night", which appeared on Gabriel's 1985 Birdy soundtrack album.[1] He also performed the song with an orchestral arrangement for his 2011 New Blood album. Lyrically, "Wallflower" touches upon human rights issues, specifically the treatment of political prisoners.[2]

  1. ^ Bowman, Durrell (2 September 2016). Experiencing Peter Gabriel: A Listener's Companion. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 114–115, 120. ISBN 9781442252004.
  2. ^ Scarfe, Graeme (2021). Peter Gabriel: Every Album, Every Song. United Kingdom: SonicBond. pp. 38, 43. ISBN 978-1-78952-138-2.