Hallelujah (EP)

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Hallelujah
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EP by
ReleasedDecember 1989
Genre Madchester [1]
Length34:22
40:24 (Australian release)
Label FactoryFACT 260 [2]
Producer Martin Hannett
Happy Mondays chronology
Madchester Rave On
(1989)
Hallelujah
(1989)
Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches
(1990)
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Hallelujah is a 7-track EP by Madchester band Happy Mondays, released in the US and Australia in 1989 and featuring a number of remixes by Paul Oakenfold. [4] [5] "Hallelujah (MacColl Mix)" was created by Steve Lillywhite and features Kirsty MacColl. [6] Oakenfold remixed "Hallelujah" with Andrew Weatherall and "Rave On" with Terry Farley. The club mix of "Hallelujah" was ranked at number 11 in NME's list of "The 50 Best Remixes Ever". [7]

Track listing

  1. "Hallelujah" (MacColl Mix) – 2:39
  2. "Clap Your Hands" – 3:28
  3. "Holy Ghost" – 2:50
  4. "Rave On" – 6:10
  5. "Hallelujah" (Club Mix) – 6:27
  6. "Rave On" (Club Mix) – 5:38
  7. "W.F.L." (Think About The Future Mix) – 7:10

The Australian release has an additional track: "He's Gonna Step On You Again – Step On" (Stuff It In Mix) – 5:54. This track occurs as track 5, and the remaining tracks; "Hallelujah" (Club Mix), "Rave On" (Club Mix) and "W.F.L. (Think About The Future Mix) appear in the track positions 6, 7 and 8 respectively.

References

  1. "The Morning After". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. 11 February 1992 via Google Books.
  2. "Factory Records: FACT 260 HAPPY MONDAYS Hallelujah". factoryrecords.org.
  3. "Hallelujah - Happy Mondays | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.
  4. "TrouserPress.com :: Happy Mondays". www.trouserpress.com.
  5. "Singles". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. 11 November 1990 via Google Books.
  6. "Backing Vocals 1989 (Morrissey, Happy Mondays, The Pogues) - Kirsty MacColl". www.kirstymaccoll.com.
  7. "The 50 best remixes ever". NME. 20 July 2011.