| "Political" | ||||
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| Single by Spirit of the West | ||||
| from the album Labour Day | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 4:27 | |||
| Label | Stony Plain | |||
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| "Political" on YouTube | ||||
"Political" is a song written by John Mann and recorded by Canadian folk rock group Spirit of the West. One of the band's most famous songs, it originally released in 1988 as the lead single from their second studio album Labour Day. While it failed to chart as a single in 1988, it was re-recorded and released in October 1991 as the second single from their fifth studio album Go Figure, peaking at number 70 in Canada in November 1991.
In 1995, "Political" was included in the band's concert with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. The version recorded at that show appears on their 1999 greatest hits compilation Hit Parade.