Go into the Light

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"Go into the Light"
Ian McNabb go into the light (cover).jpg
Single by Ian McNabb
from the album Head Like a Rock
ReleasedSeptember 1994
Recorded1994
Genre Rock
Label This Way Up
Songwriter(s) Robert Ian McNabb
Producer(s) Robert Ian McNabb
Ian McNabb singles chronology
"You Must Be Prepared to Dream"
(1994)
"Go into the Light"
(1994)
"Don't Put Your Spell on Me"
(1996)

"Go into the Light" is the seventh solo single released by Ian McNabb. It was the third and final to be released from the album Head Like a Rock . The single charted at number 66 on the official UK charts. [1]

Track listings

CD single

  1. "Go Into the Light" (Celestial Dub Mix) (7:22)
  2. "Rock" (3:00)
  3. "I Stood Before St. Peter" (3:45)
  4. "Go Into the Light" (3:52)

12" vinyl

  1. "Go Into the Light" (Celestial Dub Mix) (7:22)
  2. "For You, Angel" (7:46)
  3. "Go Into the Light" (3:51)

Numbered 12" vinyl

  1. "Go Into the Light" (Jah Wobble Mix)
  2. "Time You Were in Love"
  3. "Go Into the Light"

Cassette

  1. "Go Into the Light" (3:51)
  2. "Time You Were in Love" (4:25)

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