Giants (The Stranglers album)

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All tracks are written by Jet Black, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Dave Greenfield and Baz Warne, except where noted.

Giants
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Studio album by
Released5 March 2012
Recorded2011–2012
StudioCharlton Farm Studios, Bath, UK [1]
Genre
Length43:07
Label
  • Absolute (UK)
  • Ear Music (Europe) [2]
Producer
  • Louie Nicastro
  • The Stranglers
The Stranglers chronology
Suite XVI
(2006)
Giants
(2012)
Dark Matters
(2021)
Singles from Giants
  1. "Mercury Rising"
    Released: 29 October 2012 [3]
Standard edition
No.TitleLength
1."Another Camden Afternoon"4:05
2."Freedom Is Insane"6:20
3."Giants"3:44
4."Lowlands"3:16
5."Boom Boom"3:24
6."My Fickle Resolve"5:34
7."Time Was Once on My Side"3:33
8."Mercury Rising"3:39
9."Adios (Tango)"4:41
10."15 Steps"4:58
Total length:43:07
Deluxe edition
Disc 1
Disc 2 – Acoustic set convention 2011 live
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tits"Black, Burnel, Hugh Cornwell, Greenfield5:50
2."English Towns"Black, Burnel, Cornwell, Greenfield2:58
3."Southern Mountains"Black, Burnel, John Ellis, Greenfield, Paul Roberts 3:33
4."European Female"Black, Burnel, Cornwell, Greenfield3:50
5."Instead of This"Black, Burnel, Cornwell, Greenfield4:34
6."Long Black Veil"Black, Burnel, Greenfield, Roberts, Warne3:57
7."Dutch Moon"Black, Burnel, Greenfield, Roberts, Warne4:15
8."My Fickle Resolve" 4:41
9."Don't Bring Harry"Black, Burnel, Cornwell, Greenfield3:49
10."Cruel Garden"Black, Burnel, Cornwell, Greenfield2:41
11."Mine All Mine"Black, Burnel, Greenfield, Roberts, Warne3:38
12."Bitching"Black, Burnel, Cornwell, Greenfield4:37
13."Old Codger"Black, Burnel, Cornwell, Greenfield3:18
14."Sanfte Kuss"Black, Burnel, Greenfield, Roberts, Warne2:50

Personnel

The Stranglers
Additional musicians
Technical

References

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