Animal Army

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"Animal Army"
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Single by Babylon Zoo
from the album The Boy With The X-Ray Eyes
Released15 April 1996 (1996-04-15)
Genre Gothic rock [1]
Length
  • 5:55 (album version)
  • 3:58 (7-inch edit)
Label EMI
Songwriter(s) Jas Mann
Producer(s) Jas Mann, Steve Power
Babylon Zoo singles chronology
"Spaceman"
(1996)		"Animal Army"
(1996)		"The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes"
(1996)

"Animal Army" is a song by English rock band Babylon Zoo, released in April 1996 as the second single from their first album The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes and the follow-up to the band's UK chart-topping debut single "Spaceman". It was unable to duplicate the success of its predecessor, reaching number 17 on the UK Singles Chart and falling off the chart after a further week in the top 40. In Australia, "Animal Army" peaked at number 59 in June 1996 and spent six weeks on the ARIA Singles Chart. In Hungary, the single peaked at number 10.

Contents

Reception

The Daily Telegraph called the song a "surging, riff-heavy monster" that "could well give [Babylon Zoo] another number one". [2] Select were critical, writing: "No amount of nudity, drugs or free stuff would help make this low-rent gothic mush any better." [1] Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo, a guest reviewer in Select, said that the track "isn't nearly as good as ['Spaceman']." [1]

Track listings

UK CD single [3]

  1. "Animal Army" (7-inch edit) – 3:58
  2. "Animal Army" (Arthur Plays with Animals) – 10:47
  3. "Animal Army" (Babylon Bass mix) – 6:54
  4. "Animal Army" (Arthur Dubs with Animals) – 10:58

UK 12-inch single [4]

A1. "Animal Army" (Arthur Plays with Animals) – 10:47
B1. "Animal Army" (Kiss mix—remixed by Sunrise) – 7:04
B2. "Animal Army" (Capital mix—touched by the Zupervarians) – 3:47

UK cassette single [5]

  1. "Animal Army" (7-inch edit) – 3:58
  2. "Animal Army" (Arthur Plays with Animals) – 10:47

European CD single [6]

  1. "Animal Army" (7-inch edit) – 3:58
  2. "Animal Army" (Babylon Bass mix) – 6:54

Australian CD single [7]

  1. "Animal Army" (7-inch edit) – 4:01
  2. "Animal Army" (Arthur Plays with Animals) – 10:49
  3. "Animal Army" (Babylon Bass mix) – 6:55

Charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [8] 59
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [9] 82
Hungary (Mahasz) [10] 10
Scotland (OCC) [11] 23
UK Singles (OCC) [12] 17
UK Rock & Metal (OCC) [13] 1

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom15 April 1996
  • CD
  • cassette
 EMI United Kingdom [14]
22 April 199612-inch vinyl [15]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "New Singles". Select. April 1996. p. 107. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Animal magic of Spaceman Jas". The Daily Telegraph : 9. 10 February 1996.
  3. ↑ Animal Army (UK CD single liner notes). Babylon Zoo. EMI United Kingdom. 1996. CDEM 425, 7243 8 82822 2 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ Animal Army (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Babylon Zoo. EMI United Kingdom. 1996. 12EM 425, 7243 8 82822 6 0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ Animal Army (UK cassette single sleeve). Babylon Zoo. EMI United Kingdom. 1996. TCEM 425, 7243 8 82822 4 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ Animal Army (European CD single liner notes). Babylon Zoo. EMI United Kingdom. 1996. 7243 8 72129 2 3.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ↑ Animal Army (Australian CD single liner notes). Babylon Zoo. EMI Records. 1996. 7243 8 82832 2 9.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ↑ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 14 July 1996". ARIA . Retrieved 16 April 2020– via Imgur. N.B. The HP column displays the single's highest position.
  9. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 13, no. 18. 4 May 1996. p. 26. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  10. ↑ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 13, no. 23. 8 June 1996. p. 18. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  11. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  12. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  13. ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  14. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . 13 April 1996. p. 27.
  15. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 20 April 1996. p. 27.
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