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"Darklands"
Single by the Jesus and Mary Chain
from the album Darklands
B-side	"Rider"
Released	26 October 1987 (1987-10-26)
Length	5:23
Label	Blanco y Negro
Songwriter(s)	Jim Reid, William Reid
Producer(s)	William Reid, Bill Price
The Jesus and Mary Chain singles chronology
"Happy When It Rains" (1987) "Darklands" (1987) "Sidewalking" (1988)
12-inch cover

Darklands
EP by the Jesus and Mary Chain
Released	26 October 1987 (1987-10-26)
Length	13:42
Label	Blanco y Negro
Producer	William Reid, Bill Price
The Jesus and Mary Chain chronology
Happy When It Rains (1987) ''Darklands'' (1987) Rollercoaster (1990)

"Darklands" is a song by Scottish rock band the Jesus & Mary Chain and the third single from their album of the same name. The single was released in October 1987 by Blanco y Negro Records on 7-inch vinyl, 10-inch vinyl, 12-inch vinyl and as a CD single. The 10-inch and the CD were entitled Darklands E.P.

The single reached number 33 on the UK Singles Chart and number 23 on the Irish Singles Chart. William Reid was the producer for all the tracks with Bill Price co-producing "Darklands" and John Loder co-producing "Rider", "On the Wall (Porta Studio Demo)", "Here It Comes Again" and "Surfin' U.S.A. (April out-take)".

Track listings

All tracks were written by Jim Reid and William Reid except where noted.

7-inch single (NEG 29)

1. "Darklands"
2. "Rider"
3. "On the Wall" (Porta Studio demo)

12-inch single (NEG 29T)

1. "Darklands"
2. "Rider"
3. "Surfin' U.S.A." (April out-take) (Chuck Berry, Brian Wilson)
4. "On the Wall" (Porta Studio demo)

10-inch and CD EP (NEG 29TE; NEG 29CD)

1. "Darklands" – 5:23
2. "Rider" – 2:10
3. "Here It Comes Again" – 2:30
4. "On the Wall" (Porta Studio demo) – 3:39

Personnel

The Jesus and Mary Chain

• Jim Reid – vocals, guitar
• William Reid – vocals, guitar, producer

Additional personnel

• Bill Price – producer ("Darklands")
• John Loder – producer ("Rider", "Here It Comes Again")
• Linda Reid – design
• Helen Backhouse – design

Charts

References

1. ^ "New Singles". Music Week. 24 October 1987. p. 27. Misprinted as "The Parklands" on source.
2. Darklands (UK 7-inch single sleeve). The Jesus & Mary Chain. Blanco y Negro Records. 1987. NEG 29, 248142-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
3. Darklands (UK 12-inch single sleeve). The Jesus & Mary Chain. Blanco y Negro Records. 1987. NEG 29T, 248141-0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
4. Darklands (UK 10-inch EP sleeve). The Jesus & Mary Chain. Blanco y Negro Records. 1987. NEG 29TE, 248140-0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
5. Darklands (UK CD EP liner notes). The Jesus & Mary Chain. Blanco y Negro Records. 1987. NEG 29CD, 248140-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
6. "European Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 47. 28 November 1987. p. 19.
7. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Darklands". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 February 2022.

• The Jesus and Mary Chain songs
• 1987 singles
• 1987 songs
• Blanco y Negro Records singles
• Songs about suicide
• Songs written by Jim Reid
• Songs written by William Reid (musician)