Shadow on the Wall (song)

"Shadow on the Wall"
Single by Mike Oldfield
from the album Crises
B-side"Taurus 3"
Released5 September 1983[1]
StudioDenham
GenreHard rock[2]
Length3:09
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Mike Oldfield
Producer(s)
Mike Oldfield singles chronology
"Moonlight Shadow"
(1983)
"Shadow on the Wall"
(1983)
"Crime of Passion"
(1984)
Music video
"Shadow on the Wall" on YouTube

"Shadow on the Wall" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1983 by Virgin Records. English rock singer Roger Chapman performs vocals on the song and it is taken from Oldfield's Crises album.[3] The song was a hit single especially in Germanic countries.

The music video for "Shadow on the Wall" depicts an interrogation scene and was directed by Keith McMillan.[4] The song also features on Roger Chapman's compilation albums, such as 1994's King of the Shouters where the song has been 'remastered'.

An "acoustic" mix and a 5.1 surround sound mix were released on the 2013 reissue of Crises.

The song has been covered by a number of artists including Swedish metal band Arch Enemy.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference AUT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Blum, Jordan (29 August 2012). "Mike Oldfield: Two Sides: The Very Best of Mike Oldfield". PopMatters. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Singles". Amadian. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
  4. ^ The Wind Chimes (VHS rear cover credits). Mike Oldfield. Virgin Vision. 1988. VVD 353.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "Arch Enemy – War Eternal". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 May 2014.