Tattoo (Mike Oldfield instrumental)

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"Tattoo"
Tattoo (Mike Oldfield).jpg
Single by Mike Oldfield
from the album Tubular Bells II
Released7 December 1992 (1992-12-07)
Genre New-age, progressive rock, Scottish
Length3:41
Label Warner Music UK
Songwriter(s) Mike Oldfield
Producer(s) Mike Oldfield
Trevor Horn
Mike Oldfield singles chronology
"Sentinel"
(1992)
"Tattoo"
(1992)
"The Bell"
(1993)
Live at Edinburgh Castle EP
Tattoo Live (Mike Oldfield).jpg

"Tattoo" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1992. It is from the album Tubular Bells II . There were two singles released for "Tattoo", one being called the Live at Edinburgh Castle EP. [1]

Contents

One of the B-sides is Oldfield's instrumental rendition of the Christmas carol "Silent Night".

Charts

It charted at number 33 in the UK Singles Chart.

Chart (1992)Position
UK Singles Chart 33

Track listing

CD single

  1. "Tattoo" (edit) – 3:41
  2. "Sentinel" (live) – 8:06
  3. "Silent Night" – 4:19

Live at Edinburgh Castle EP

  1. "Tattoo" – 3:44
  2. "Maya Gold" – 4:10
  3. "Moonshine" – 1:42
  4. "Reprise" – 1:20

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