Astronomy (song)

"Astronomy"
Song by Blue Öyster Cult
from the album Secret Treaties
ReleasedApril 1974
September 1978
July 1988
June 1994
September 2002
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Length6:28 (1974 studio version)
8:18 (1978 live version)
6:47 (1988 studio version)
8:45 (1994 studio version)
10:19 (2002 live version)
LabelColumbia Records
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"Astronomy" is a song by American rock band Blue Öyster Cult that has appeared on several of the band's albums. It was first released on their 1974 album Secret Treaties. Their second live album, Some Enchanted Evening, included a version with an extended guitar solo and a third version was included on the Imaginos album. It was also re-recorded for the band's Cult Classic collection in connection with the TV miniseries of Stephen King's The Stand. Most recently, the song was included on the A Long Day's Night album.