| "Crime of Passion" | ||||
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| Single by Mike Oldfield | ||||
| B-side | "Jungle Gardenia" | |||
| Released | 3 January 1984 [1] | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 4:08 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mike Oldfield | |||
| Producer(s) | Mike Oldfield | |||
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"Crime of Passion" is a non-album single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1984 on Virgin Records. The song features Barry Palmer performing vocals.
The front cover features a sepia photograph of Mike Oldfield's mother Maureen, who died in January 1974, ten years before the release of this single. [2] The song was released between Oldfield's albums Crises and Discovery .
The music video for "Crime of Passion" takes place in a surrealistic children's play room featuring books, giant letter blocks (some of which spell out are arranged to spell out the song’s title), a doll on a swing, a drumming soldier and a clown. Oldfield performs in a 'mechanical' fashion with Ovation and Fender Stratocaster guitars, while Palmer sits on a block and sings. The video is available on the Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield video.
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Denmark [3] | 1 |
| Greece [4] | 3 |
| Ireland (IRMA) [5] | 22 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [6] | 10 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [7] | 17 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company) [8] | 61 |
| West Germany (GfK) [9] | 17 |
