Darklands (song)

"Darklands"
Single by the Jesus and Mary Chain
from the album Darklands
B-side"Rider"
Released26 October 1987 (1987-10-26)[1]
Length5:23
LabelBlanco y Negro
Songwriter(s)Jim Reid, William Reid
Producer(s)William Reid, Bill Price
The Jesus and Mary Chain singles chronology
"Happy When It Rains"
(1987)
"Darklands"
(1987)
"Sidewalking"
(1988)
12-inch cover
Darklands
EP by
Released26 October 1987 (1987-10-26)[1]
Length13:42
LabelBlanco y Negro
ProducerWilliam Reid, Bill Price
The Jesus and Mary Chain chronology
Happy When It Rains
(1987)
''Darklands''
(1987)
Rollercoaster
(1990)

"Darklands" is a song by Scottish rock band the Jesus & Mary Chain and the third single from their album of the same name. The single was released in October 1987 by Blanco y Negro Records on 7-inch vinyl, 10-inch vinyl, 12-inch vinyl and as a CD single. The 10-inch and the CD were entitled Darklands E.P.

The single reached number 33 on the UK Singles Chart and number 23 on the Irish Singles Chart. William Reid was the producer for all the tracks with Bill Price co-producing "Darklands" and John Loder co-producing "Rider", "On the Wall (Porta Studio Demo)", "Here It Comes Again" and "Surfin' U.S.A. (April out-take)".

  1. ^ a b "New Singles". Music Week. 24 October 1987. p. 27. Misprinted as "The Parklands" on source.