Victims of the Future

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Victims of the Future
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Studio album by
Released30 January 1984 (1984-01-30) [1]
RecordedOctober–November 1983
Studio Townhouse (London)
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Length40:55
Label 10/Virgin
Producer Jeff Glixman
Gary Moore chronology
Live
(1983)
Victims of the Future
(1984)
We Want Moore!
(1984)
Singles from Victims of the Future
  1. "Hold On to Love"
    Released: January 1984 [2]
  2. "Shapes of Things"
    Released: March 1984
  3. "Empty Rooms"
    Released: August 1984
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Victims of the Future"Moore, Neil Carter, Ian Paice, Neil Murray 6:11
2."Teenage Idol"Moore4:05
3."Shapes of Things" (The Yardbirds cover) Paul Samwell-Smith, Keith Relf, Jim McCarty 4:10
4."Empty Rooms"Moore, Neil Carter6:31
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Murder in the Skies"Moore, Carter5:15
6."All I Want"Moore4:07
7."Hold On to Love"Moore4:23
8."Law of the Jungle"Moore6:13

US release

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Victims of the Future"Moore, Carter, Paice, Murray6:13
2."Teenage Idol"Moore4:07
3."Devil in Her Heart"Moore3:29
4."Empty Rooms"Moore6:36
5."All I Want" (Cassette only)Moore4:17
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Shapes of Things"Samwell-Smith, Relf, McCarty4:14
7."Murder in the Skies"Moore5:49
8."Hold On to Love"Moore4:27
9."Law of the Jungle"Moore6:15

CD release

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Victims of the Future"Moore, Carter, Paice, Murray6:13
2."Teenage Idol"Moore4:07
3."Shapes of Things"Samwell-Smith, Relf, McCarty4:14
4."Empty Rooms"Moore6:36
5."Murder in the Skies"Moore, Carter7:17
6."All I Want"Moore4:17
7."Hold On to Love"Moore4:27
8."Law of the Jungle"Moore6:15
2002 remastered CD edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."Devil in Her Heart"Moore3:29
10."Blinder" (instrumental) Craig Gruber 2:46
11."Empty Rooms" (1984 remix)Moore, Carter4:21

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