Hypnotized (Mark Stewart song)

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"Hypnotized"
Mark Stewart - Hypnotized.jpg
Single by Mark Stewart
from the album As the Veneer of Democracy Starts to Fade
B-side "As the Veneer of Democracy Starts to Fade"
ReleasedMay 1985 (1985-05)
Genre Post-punk, industrial
Length5:51
Label Mute
Songwriter(s) Mark Stewart
Producer(s) Adrian Sherwood
Mark Stewart singles chronology
"Hypnotized"
(1985)
"This Is Stranger Than Love"
(1987)

"Hypnotized" is a single by British vocalist Mark Stewart, released in May 1985 on Mute Records. [1]

Contents

Formats and track listing

All songs written by Mark Stewart.

UK 7" single (7 MUTE 037)
  1. "Hypnotized" (edit) – 3:59
  2. "As the Veneer of Democracy Starts to Fade" – 5:33
UK 12" single (12 MUTE 037)
  1. "Hypnotized" (remix) – 7:24
  2. "As the Veneer of Democracy Starts to Fade" – 5:33
  3. "Dreamers" – 6:29

Accolades

YearPublicationCountryAccoladeRank
1985 Rockerilla Italy Singles of the Year [2] 13

Personnel

Charts

Charts (1985)Peak
position
UK Indie Chart [3] 9

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References

  1. Parker, David (2001). "Singles: Mark Stewart & the Maffia - 'Hypnotized'". skysaw.org. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  2. "Rockerilla End of Year Lists 1985: Singles". Rockerilla . Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  3. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2014.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)