Phantomime (Ghost EP)

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Phantomime
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EP by
Released19 May 2023
Length23:52
Label Loma Vista
Ghost chronology
Impera
(2022)
Phantomime
(2023)
Singles from Phantomime
  1. "Jesus He Knows Me (Genesis cover)"
    Released: 9 April 2023
  2. "Phantom Of The Opera (Iron Maiden cover)"
    Released: 16 May 2023
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Phantomime is the fourth EP by Swedish rock band Ghost. It was released on 19 May 2023 by Loma Vista Recordings and consists of five covers of other acts. The first single from the EP, a cover of Genesis's song "Jesus He Knows Me", was released on April 9, 2023. [3] The second and final single, a cover of Iron Maiden's song Phantom Of The Opera, was released May 16, 2023. [4]

Contents

Commercial performance

In May 2023 Phantomime spent one week at number 8 on the UK album charts. [5]

Track listing

Phantomime track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."See No Evil" (Television cover) Tom Verlaine 4:04
2."Jesus He Knows Me" (Genesis cover) Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford 4:05
3."Hanging Around" (The Stranglers cover) Hugh Cornwell, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Dave Greenfield, Jet Black 4:10
4."Phantom of the Opera" (Iron Maiden cover) Steve Harris 7:23
5."We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" (Tina Turner cover) Graham Lyle, Terry Britten 4:10
Total length:23:52

Personnel

Ghost

Charts

Chart performance for Phantomime
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [6] 8
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [7] 10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [8] 10
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [9] 15
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [10] 11
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [11] 6
French Albums (SNEP) [12] 18
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [13] 11
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [14] 21
Irish Albums (IRMA) [15] 97
Scottish Albums (OCC) [16] 3
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [17] 12
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [18] 1
Swedish Hard Rock Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [19] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [20] 7
UK Albums (OCC) [5] 8
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [21] 3
US Billboard 200 [22] 7
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [23] 1
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [24] 1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [25] 2

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