"The Fall" | ||||
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Single by Ministry | ||||
from the album Filth Pig | ||||
Released | January 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1994-1995 | |||
Length | 4:54 | |||
Label | Sire Warner Bros. | |||
Songwriter(s) | Al Jourgensen Michael Balch | |||
Producer(s) | Hypo Luxa Hermes Pan | |||
Ministry singles chronology | ||||
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"The Fall" is a song from American industrial metal band Ministry. It was the first single from the band's sixth studio album, Filth Pig . The single hit number eighteen on the Billboard Dance chart. [1] It reached number 53 in the UK. [2]
Writing credits taken from BMI [3]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Fall" | Al Jourgensen, Michael Balch | 4:54 |
2. | "Reload" (12 Inch Mix) | Jourgensen, Paul Barker | 3:28 |
3. | "TV III" | Jourgensen, Barker | 5:00 |
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