The Game (Echo & the Bunnymen song)

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"The Game"
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Single by Echo & the Bunnymen
from the album Echo & the Bunnymen
B-side "Lost and Found", "Ship of Fools"
Released1 June 1987
Genre Post-punk, alternative rock
Length3:50
Label WEA
Songwriter(s) Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch, Les Pattinson, Pete de Freitas
Producer(s) Laurie Latham
Echo & the Bunnymen singles chronology
"Bring on the Dancing Horses"
(1985)
"The Game"
(1987)
"Lips Like Sugar"
(1987)

"The Game" is a song by Echo & the Bunnymen. It was released on 1 June 1987 as the first single from their eponymous album of that year; this reached number 28 on the UK Singles Chart. [1]

Contents

The single was released on WEA Records in 7-inch and 12-inch formats. The B-side is "Lost and Found"; the additional track on the 12-inch single is "Ship of Fools", which was produced by the group and Gil Norton.

The video was shot in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [2]

Track listings

All tracks written by Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch, Les Pattinson and Pete de Freitas.

7-inch (WEA YZ 134)
  1. "The Game" – 3:50
  2. "Lost and Found" – 3:52
12-inch release (WEA YZ 134T)
  1. "The Game" – 3:50
  2. "Lost and Found" – 3:52
  3. "Ship of Fools" – 4:06

Chart positions

Chart (1987)Peak
position
UK Singles Chart [1] 28

Personnel

Musicians

Production

References

  1. 1 2 Roberts, David, ed. (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). HIT Entertainment. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
  2. Pri, Nina. "Echo & the Bunnymen – The Game". Projeto Autobahn (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 July 2020.