Crime of Passion (Mike Oldfield song)
"Crime of Passion" | ||||
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Single by Mike Oldfield | ||||
B-side | "Jungle Gardenia" | |||
Released | 3 January 1984 [1] | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 4:08 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
Songwriter(s) | Mike Oldfield | |||
Producer(s) | Mike Oldfield | |||
Mike Oldfield singles chronology | ||||
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"Crime of Passion" is a non-album single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1984 on Virgin Records. The song features Barry Palmer performing vocals.
Song analysis
[edit]The front cover features a sepia photograph of Mike Oldfield's mother Maureen, who died in January 1974, ten years before the release of this single.[2] The song was released between Oldfield's albums Crises and Discovery.
The music video for "Crime of Passion" takes place in a surrealistic children's play room featuring books, giant blocks (with letters on them), a girl on a swing, a military drummer and a clown. In the video Oldfield performs in a 'mechanical' fashion with Ovation and Fender Stratocaster guitars, while Palmer sits on a box and sings. The video is available on the Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield video.
Track listing
[edit]7-inch single
[edit]- "Crime of Passion" – 3:37
- "Jungle Gardenia" – 2:44
12-inch single
[edit]- "Crime of Passion" (Extended version) – 4:08
- "Jungle Gardenia" – 2:44
Charts
[edit]Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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Denmark[3] | 1 |
Greece[4] | 3 |
Ireland (IRMA)[5] | 22 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[6] | 10 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] | 17 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8] | 61 |
West Germany (Official German Charts)[9] | 17 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Mike Oldfield singles".
- ^ "Singles". Amadian. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
- ^ Eurotipsheet #1, 1984
- ^ Eurotipsheet #1, 1984
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Mike Oldfield – Crime of Passion". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ "Mike Oldfield – Crime of Passion". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ officialcharts.com
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Mike Oldfield – Crime of Passion" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 25 February 2019.