Wash It All Off

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"Wash It All Off"
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Single by You've Got Foetus on Your Breath
B-side "333"
ReleasedApril 1981 (1981-04)
Label Self Immolation
Songwriter(s) J. G. Thirlwell
Producer(s) J. G. Thirlwell
J. G. Thirlwell singles chronology
"Wash It All Off"
(1981)
"Tell Me, What Is the Bane of Your Life"
(1982)

"Wash It All Off" is a song by You've Got Foetus on Your Breath, written by J. G. Thirlwell. It was released as a single in April 1981 by Self Immolation, pressed in a limited edition of 1,000 discs. [1]

Contents

Formats and track listing

All songs written by J. G. Thirlwell

UK 7" single (WOMB ALL007)
  1. "Wash It All Off"
  2. "333"

Personnel

Adapted from the Wash It All Off liner notes. [2]

Charts

Charts (1985)Peak
position
UK Indie Chart [3] 5

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United Kingdom 1981 Self Immolation LP WOMB ALL007

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References

  1. "Foetus: Wash It All Off!/333 > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  2. Wash It All Off (sleeve). You've Got Foetus on Your Breath. United Kingdom: Self Immolation. 1981.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2015.