The Saint (Thompson Twins song)

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"The Saint"
Thompson Twins The Saint 1992 single cover.jpg
Single by Thompson Twins
from the album Queer
Released1992
Length
  • 6:53 ("Feedback Max Remix")
  • 4:32 (LP version)
Label Warner
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Tom Bailey
  • Alannah Currie
Thompson Twins singles chronology
"Come Inside"
(1991)		"The Saint"
(1992)		"Groove On"
(1992)

"The Saint" is a song from the British pop duo Thompson Twins, which was released in 1992 as the second single from eighth studio album Queer . The song was written and produced by Tom Bailey and Alannah Currie.

Contents

"The Saint" was originally distributed to DJs on white label before receiving a single release by Warner. [1] In addition to its success on the UK dance and club scene, the single reached number 53 in the UK Singles Chart and remained in the top 100 for two weeks. [2]

Critical reception

Upon its release as a single, James Hamilton, writing for the Record Mirror update in Music Week , described "The Saint" as a "Alannah Currie cooed and Tom Bailey muttered mushily churning chugger". He described the "Feedback Max Remix" as "sombre piano plonked", the "Feedback Max Hard Groove" as "synth washed", the "LP Version" as "guitar yowled bounc[y] pop" and noted that David Morales' remixes were "more sparsely throbbing". [3] Terry Staunton of NME stated, "Gone are the days of the poorly drawn cartoon pop and Alannah Currie's silly hats. Instead, the Thommos are now dabbling in House styles and not making that bad a job of it. True to form, nobody has a bloody clue what they're on about, but if this was a little less wishy-washy it could pass for anything on the Saint Etienne album." [4] Accrington Observer gave a three out of five star rating and wrote, "It begins with Enigma-ish synths, Alannah has a few breathy vocals and Tom repeats 'I'm praying to the saint of the groove' numerous times. In spite of this I have a feeling it could be a hit." [5]

Formats

7-inch and cassette single (UK) [6] [7]
No.TitleNotesLength
1."The Saint"Feedback Max Remix Edit3:33
2."The Saint"Feedback Max Hard Groove5:40
12-inch single (UK) [8]
No.TitleNotesLength
1."The Saint"Feedback Max Remix6:53
2."The Saint"Feedback Max Hard Groove5:40
3."The Saint"LP Version4:30
4."The Saint"Def Sonic 12" Mix7:46
5."The Saint"Red Zone Dub5:32
6."The Saint"8th Street Dub5:32
CD single (UK and Europe) [9]
No.TitleNotesLength
1."The Saint"Feedback Max Remix Edit3:35
2."The Saint"Feedback Max Remix6:55
3."The Saint"Feedback Max Hard Groove5:43
4."The Saint"LP Version4:32
5."The Saint"Def Sonic 12" Mix7:48
6."The Saint"Red Zone Dub5:35
7."The Saint"8th Street Dub5:33

Personnel

Credits are adapted from UK/European CD single liner notes. [9]

Production

Other

Charts

Chart (1992)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [10] 53
UK Club Chart ( Record Mirror ) [11] 14
UK Cool Cuts ( Record Mirror ) [1] 9
UK Top 60 Dance Singles ( Music Week ) [12] 16

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References

  1. 1 2 Jones, Alan (11 January 1992). "Cool Cuts" (PDF). Music Week (Record Mirror update). p. 5. Retrieved 24 April 2022– via World Radio History.
  2. ↑ "THOMPSON TWINS; full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  3. ↑ Hamilton, James (18 January 1992). "DJ Directory: Hot Vinyl" (PDF). Music Week (Record Mirror update). p. 6. Retrieved 24 April 2022– via World Radio History.
  4. ↑ Staunton, Terry (18 January 1992). "Singles". New Musical Express . p. 17.
  5. ↑ JA (24 January 1992). "Discs: Singles". Accrington Observer . p. 31.
  6. ↑ The Saint (UK 7-inch single sleeve notes). Thompson Twins. Warner Bros. Records. 1992. W 0080, 5439-19027-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ↑ The Saint (UK cassette single liner notes). Thompson Twins. Warner Bros. Records. 1992. W0080C, 5439-19027-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ↑ The Saint (UK 12-inch single sleeve notes). Thompson Twins. Warner Bros. Records. 1992. W 0080(T), 9362-40347-0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. 1 2 The Saint (UK and European CD single liner notes). Thompson Twins. Warner Records. 1992. W 0080 CD, 9362-40348-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ↑ "Thompson Twins: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  11. ↑ Jones, Alan (8 February 1992). "The Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week (Record Mirror update). p. 8. Retrieved 24 April 2022– via World Radio History.
  12. ↑ "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 1 February 1992. p. 20. Retrieved 24 April 2022– via World Radio History.
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