| "Christian Woman" | ||||
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| Single by Type O Negative | ||||
| from the album Bloody Kisses | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Studio | Systems Two, Brooklyn | |||
| Genre | Gothic metal | |||
| Length | 8:58 | |||
| Label | Roadrunner Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Peter Steele | |||
| Producer(s) | Peter Steele Josh Silver | |||
| Type O Negative singles chronology | ||||
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"Christian Woman" is a single by gothic metal band Type O Negative from their 1993 album Bloody Kisses. It is one of two songs (the other being "Black No. 1") that people credit with propelling the band into the mainstream. The song is inspired by a real woman with whom lead singer and songwriter Peter Steele was once romantically involved. Steele told Revolver, "She was a Roman Catholic, much as I am, but she would get off on breaking the rules a little bit. She would ask me to dress up as a priest and, well, I guess you can just imagine what would happen after that. So, I guess you could say I have a bit of a priest infection."
Music videos
Two music videos exist for this song. The most well-known video, directed by Jon Reiss, uses the radio edit of the song, which is four minutes and twenty-four seconds long. The other video uses the longer album version of the song, which has a significantly longer runtime of eight minutes and fifty-eight seconds. Both videos are available on the 1998 video album After Dark.
Track listing
All songs written by Peter Steele
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Christian Woman" (New & Unimproved Version) | 4:24 |
| 2. | "Christian Woman" (Butt-Kissing, Sell-Out Version) | 4:24 |
| 3. | "Suspended In Dusk" (Previously Too Embarrassed To Release) | 8:37 |
Personnel
- Peter Steele – lead vocals, bass guitar
- Kenny Hickey – guitar, backing vocals
- Josh Silver – keyboard, synthesizer, effects and programming, backing vocals
- Sal Abruscato – drums, percussion
References
- Wiederhorn, Jon (2018-08-17). "Why Type O Negative's 'Bloody Kisses' "Sounds Like Nothing Before and Nothing After"". Revolver. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- Stingley, Mick (2010-04-15). "Type O Negative Frontman Peter Steele Dies". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- Revolver Staff (2018-08-16). "'BLOODY KISSES': 10 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW TYPE O NEGATIVE'S MASTERPIECE". Revolver. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- VH1 (1999-12-22). "Type O Negative - "Christian Woman"". VH1. Archived from the original on 2012-06-08. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
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