Broken Land

"Broken Land"
Single by The Adventures
from the album The Sea of Love
B-side"Don't Stand on Me"
Released14 March 1988[1]
Length5:03 (LP Version)
4:07 (Single Edit)
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)Pat Gribben
Producer(s)Garry Bell
The Adventures singles chronology
"Two Rivers"
(1985)
"Broken Land"
(1988)
"Drowning in the Sea of Love"
(1988)

"Broken Land" is a song by Northern Irish band the Adventures, released in 1988 as the first single from their second album The Sea of Love. It was their biggest hit in the UK, spending 10 weeks on the chart, and reached the top ten in Ireland.

Written by guitarist Pat Gribben, "Broken Land" peaked at No. 20 on the UK Singles Chart.[2] The song references experiences of the Troubles.

  1. ^ Strickland, Andy (5 March 1988). "Index: Releases". Record Mirror. p. 10. ISSN 0144-5804.
  2. ^ The Belfast Telegraph