America (Killing Joke song)

"America" is Killing Joke's first single from their seventh studio album, Outside the Gate. It was released by E.G. Records on 18 April 1988. It was the first official single by Killing Joke to be self-produced, after the departure of producer Chris Kimsey.

The single was accompanied by a satirical music video depicting Jaz Coleman as a presidential candidate and dressed as Uncle Sam, in a dystopian scene of the United States.

"America" charted at No. 77 on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listings

The song was first released as a 7" single with "Jihad" as the B-side. It was also released as a 12" single in the UK and Germany, featuring "America (The Extended Mix)" as the A-side, and "Jihad" and a remix of "America" by Glenn Skinner on the B-side.

This was the first single by Killing Joke to be released as a CD maxi single, featuring the Glenn Skinner remix of "America", "Jihad (Beyrouth Edit)", "America (The Extended Mix)" and the original 1980 remix of "Change".

7" single

Side A

"America" – 03:47

Side B

"Jihad" – 06:00

12" single

Both versions of "America" were mixed by Glenn Skinner.

Side A

"America (The Extended Mix)" – 06:45

Side B

"Jihad" – 05:26
"America" – 03:44

CD maxi single

Both versions of "America" were mixed by Glenn Skinner.

"America" – 03:44
"Jihad (Beyrouth Edit)" – 05:08
"America (The Extended Mix)" – 06:45
"Change (Original 1980 Mix)" – 04:00

Charts

Year	Chart	Peak Position
1988	UK Singles Chart	77

References

^ Official Charts Company - Killing Joke. OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved on 2010-07-05

External links

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