Looking Glass (EP)

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Looking Glass
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EP by
ReleasedMay 6, 2008
Recorded2008
Genre Electronic rock, electronica, gothic rock
Length32:27
Label Metropolis Records
Producer Rainbow, M.Falcore
The Birthday Massacre chronology
Walking with Strangers
(2007)
Looking Glass
(2008)
Show and Tell
(2009)

"Looking Glass" is a single/EP by Canadian electronic rock band The Birthday Massacre. Unlike their previous single, "Red Stars", the Looking Glass EP is a physical release rather than a digital download available through iTunes.

Contents

It is the second single released for their second full-length album Walking With Strangers . This is also the fourth song to have a music video.

As well as including the title track, the EP includes remixes of "Red Stars", "Weekend", and "Falling Down" from the album Walking with Strangers. There are also two new songs: "I Think We're Alone Now", originally recorded by Tommy James and the Shondells but popularized by Tiffany in the late 1980s, and "Shiver". In addition, the EP includes the ambient track "Nowhere" which is a re-recording of "The Night Loop" (which was the background music to the band's website). Lastly the EP contains the music video for "Looking Glass" in QuickTime format.

Professional ratings
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Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Looking Glass" (Single Version)4:31
2."Falling Down" (Crawling Pulse Mix by theSTART)4:17
3."Shiver"3:03
4."Red Stars" (Lukewarm Lover Mix by Il Attire)3:37
5."Nowhere"2:05
6."Red Stars" (Space Lab Mix by Dean Garcia)6:55
7."Weekend" (NYC 77 Mix by Dave Ogilvie / Matthew Moldowan)4:03
8."I Think We're Alone Now" (Tommy James and the Shondells cover)3:57
9."Looking Glass" (QuickTime Video)4:37

Personnel

Chart positions

Chart (2008)Peak
position [2]
Top Electronic Albums 24

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References

  1. "Looking Glass – The Birthday Massacre | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  2. "The Birthday Massacre - Biography & History". AllMusic . Retrieved 25 January 2019.