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"Bring On the Dancing Horses" is a single
Single (music)

In the record industry, a single is a song usually used from a current or upcoming album to promote the album. Singles are distributed through a number of ways; originally, they were packaged as "single" records with one or two other songs and sold before the release of the album....
 by Echo & the Bunnymen
Echo & the Bunnymen

Echo & the Bunnymen are an English post-punk group, formed in Liverpool in 1978. Their original lineup consisted of singer Ian McCulloch , guitarist Will Sergeant and bassist Les Pattinson, supplemented by a drum machine....
 which was released on 14 November 1985. It was the only new single to be included on their 1985 compilation album
Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from multiple recording artists, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, source or subject matter....
 Songs to Learn & Sing
Songs to Learn & Sing

Songs to Learn & Sing is a compilation album by Echo & the Bunnymen which was released on 15 November 1985 and featured all of the singles the band had released up to that point....
. According to the liner notes that accompany the CD release of the album, the song was recorded specifically for the John Hughes
John Hughes (film director)

'John Hughes, Jr.' is an United States film director, film producer and writer, responsible for some of the most successful comedy films of the 1980s and 1990s, including National Lampoon's Vacation, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Weird Science , The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, Planes, Trains & Automob...
 film Pretty in Pink
Pretty in Pink

Pretty in Pink is an 1986 film about teenage love and social cliques in 1980s American high schools. It is one of a group of John Hughes movies starring Molly Ringwald, and is commonly identified as a "Brat Pack " movie....
, the soundtrack of which also includes it. The song reached number 21 on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being printed in Music Week magazine , ChartsPlus , and published online on various sites ....
 and number 15 on the Irish Singles Chart
Irish Singles Chart

The Irish Singles Chart is the Republic of Ireland music industry standard Single popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the Irish Recorded Music Association by Chart-Track....
.

single was released as a 7-inch single, a 12-inch single
12-inch single

The 12-inch single gramophone record came into existence with the advent of disco music in the 1970s. The first 12" single was actually a 10" acetate used by a mix engineer in need of a Friday night test copy for famed disco mixer Tom Moulton....
 and a shaped picture disc
Unusual types of gramophone records

The overwhelming majority of records manufactured have been of certain sizes , playback speeds , and appearance . However, since the commercial adoption of the gramophone record, a wide variety of records have also been produced that do not fall into these categories, and they have served a variety of purposes....
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"Bring On the Dancing Horses" is a single
Single (music)

In the record industry, a single is a song usually used from a current or upcoming album to promote the album. Singles are distributed through a number of ways; originally, they were packaged as "single" records with one or two other songs and sold before the release of the album....
 by Echo & the Bunnymen
Echo & the Bunnymen

Echo & the Bunnymen are an English post-punk group, formed in Liverpool in 1978. Their original lineup consisted of singer Ian McCulloch , guitarist Will Sergeant and bassist Les Pattinson, supplemented by a drum machine....
 which was released on 14 November 1985. It was the only new single to be included on their 1985 compilation album
Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from multiple recording artists, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, source or subject matter....
 Songs to Learn & Sing
Songs to Learn & Sing

Songs to Learn & Sing is a compilation album by Echo & the Bunnymen which was released on 15 November 1985 and featured all of the singles the band had released up to that point....
. According to the liner notes that accompany the CD release of the album, the song was recorded specifically for the John Hughes
John Hughes (film director)

'John Hughes, Jr.' is an United States film director, film producer and writer, responsible for some of the most successful comedy films of the 1980s and 1990s, including National Lampoon's Vacation, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Weird Science , The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, Planes, Trains & Automob...
 film Pretty in Pink
Pretty in Pink

Pretty in Pink is an 1986 film about teenage love and social cliques in 1980s American high schools. It is one of a group of John Hughes movies starring Molly Ringwald, and is commonly identified as a "Brat Pack " movie....
, the soundtrack of which also includes it. The song reached number 21 on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being printed in Music Week magazine , ChartsPlus , and published online on various sites ....
 and number 15 on the Irish Singles Chart
Irish Singles Chart

The Irish Singles Chart is the Republic of Ireland music industry standard Single popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the Irish Recorded Music Association by Chart-Track....
.

Versions

The single was released as a 7-inch single, a 12-inch single
12-inch single

The 12-inch single gramophone record came into existence with the advent of disco music in the 1970s. The first 12" single was actually a 10" acetate used by a mix engineer in need of a Friday night test copy for famed disco mixer Tom Moulton....
 and a shaped picture disc
Unusual types of gramophone records

The overwhelming majority of records manufactured have been of certain sizes , playback speeds , and appearance . However, since the commercial adoption of the gramophone record, a wide variety of records have also been produced that do not fall into these categories, and they have served a variety of purposes....
. On the 7-inch single and the picture disc the title track is three minutes and 59 seconds long and the b-side
A-side and B-side

A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which single s were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or flipside, is a secondary song that ofte...
 is "Over Your Shoulder". The title track was extended by one minute and 38 seconds for the 12-inch single, to five minutes and 37 seconds, and an extra track, "Bedbugs and Ballyhoo", was added to the b-side. The 7-inch single was also released as a limited edition
Special edition

The terms special edition, limited edition and variants such as deluxe edition, collector's edition and others, are used as a marketing incentive for various kinds of products, originally published products related to the arts, such as books, prints or recorded music and films, but now including cars, fine wine and other pr...
 with an extra disc containing "Villiers Terrace" and "Monkeys" from the August 1979 John Peel
John Peel

John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, Order of the British Empire , known professionally as John Peel, was an England disc jockey, radio presenter and journalist....
 session. Laurie Latham
Laurie Latham

Laurie Latham is a British rock producer who worked with Glenn Tilbrook, Paul Young, and others.He has produced albums by Echo & the Bunnymen, Squeeze, and Slapp Happy....
 produced
Record producer

In the music industry, a record producer has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, Audio mixing and audio mastering processes....
 the title track and The Bunnymen produced the b-sides. The singles were released on Korova
Korova (record label)

Korova is a record label, distributed by the Warner Bros. Records Elektra Records Asylum Records group of record companies.The imprint was founded in 1979 as an outlet for Echo and the Bunnymen, with its first album release being their debut Crocodiles ....
 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 and on WEA
Warner Music Group

Warner Music Group is the third-largest of the big four music industry, the others being Sony Music Entertainment, EMI, and Universal Music Group....
 elsewhere.

Cover versions

"Bring On the Dancing Horses" has been covered
Cover version

In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition of a previously recorded, commercially released song.In its current use, it can sometimes have a pejorative meaning — implying that the original recording should be regarded as the definitive version, usually in the sense of an "authentic" rendition, and all...
 by various artists. American skater punk group Lagwagon
Lagwagon

Lagwagon is an United States Skate Punk band originally based in Goleta, California, located just outside Santa Barbara, California. Their name is derived from the band's old tour van, which can been seen on the reverse of the Trashed album....
 released a version on their 2000 B-sides and rarities album Let's Talk About Leftovers
Let's Talk about Leftovers

Let's Talk About Leftovers is an album consisting of a compilation of unreleased, B-sides and rare songs by Lagwagon, originally released on February 8, 2000 on Joey Cape's now defunct My Records label....
 and Simple Minds
Simple Minds

Simple Minds are a rock music band from Scotland, who had their greatest worldwide popularity from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. The band, from the south side of Glasgow, produced a handful of critically acclaimed albums in the early 1980s, and later went on to produce some politically inspired and critically praised work....
 recorded a version for their 2001 covers album Neon Lights. The song has also been performed live by The Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips

The Flaming Lips is an United States Rock music band.The band is known for their lush, multi-layered, psychedelic rock arrangements, space rock lyrics and bizarre song and album titles ....
 and The Decemberists. A version of the song, performed by Universal Circus, is included on the 2005 Spanish tribute album Play the Game: Un Tributo a Echo & the Bunnymen. Part of the song was also sung by The Killers
The Killers (band)

The Killers are an American alternative rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2002. The group consists of Brandon Flowers , Dave Keuning , Mark Stoermer and Ronnie Vannucci Jr....
 frontman Brandon Flowers
Brandon Flowers

Brandon Richard Flowers is the American vocalist, keyboardist and primary lyricist of the Las Vegas, Nevada-based Rock music band The Killers ....
 at the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards
MTV Europe Music Awards 2008

The MTV Europe Music Awards 2008 took place on November 6, 2008 in Liverpool, United Kingdom at the Echo Arena. Nominations were officially announced on September 29, 2008....
, during their performance of Human
Human (The Killers song)

"Human" is a song by alternative rock band The Killers , and was released as the first single from the band's third studio album Day & Age....
.

Track listings

All tracks written by Will Sergeant
Will Sergeant

Will Sergeant is an English guitarist, best known for being a member of Echo & the Bunnymen, Electrafixion and Glide . Born in the centre of Liverpool, he grew up in the suburb of Melling, Merseyside....
, Ian McCulloch
Ian McCulloch (singer)

Ian Stephen McCulloch is an English singer who serves as the frontman for the Rock music group Echo & the Bunnymen. He was born in Liverpool....
, Les Pattinson
Les Pattinson

Les Pattinson is an English musician, best known for his work as the bassist of the Liverpool based band , Echo & the Bunnymen.Active from 1978 to the band's split in 1992, he returned for the 1997 album, Evergreen ....
 and Pete de Freitas
Pete de Freitas

Pete Louis Vincent de Freitas was a musician and Record producer, best known as a drummer with Echo & the Bunnymen.In 1961, de Freitas was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago and educated by the Benedictines at Downside School....
.

7-inch (Korova KOW 43, WEA S248933-7) and picture disc (Korova KOW 43P, WEA 248933-7)
  1. "Bring On the Dancing Horses" – 3:59
  2. "Over Your Shoulder" – 4:04


12-inch release (Korova KOW 43T, WEA 248932-0)
  1. "Bring On the Dancing Horses" – 5:37
  2. "Bedbugs and Ballyhoo" – 3:35
  3. "Over Your Shoulder" – 4:04


Chart positions

Chart (1985)Peak
position
UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being printed in Music Week magazine , ChartsPlus , and published online on various sites ....
 21
Irish Singles Chart
Irish Singles Chart

The Irish Singles Chart is the Republic of Ireland music industry standard Single popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the Irish Recorded Music Association by Chart-Track....
 15


Personnel

  • Ian McCulloch
    Ian McCulloch (singer)

    Ian Stephen McCulloch is an English singer who serves as the frontman for the Rock music group Echo & the Bunnymen. He was born in Liverpool....
     – vocals, guitar
    Guitar

    The guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six Strings , but Tenor guitar, Seven-string guitar, Eight-string guitar, Ten-string guitar, Eleven-string guitar, Twelve-string guitar, Thirteen-string guitar and doubleneck guitar string guitars also exist....
  • Will Sergeant
    Will Sergeant

    Will Sergeant is an English guitarist, best known for being a member of Echo & the Bunnymen, Electrafixion and Glide . Born in the centre of Liverpool, he grew up in the suburb of Melling, Merseyside....
     – lead guitar
    Lead guitar

    Lead guitar refers to the use of a guitar to perform melody lines, fill , and guitar solos within a song structure.In rock music, heavy metal music, blues, jazz and fusion bands and some pop music contexts as well as others, the lead guitar lines are usually supported by a second guitarist who plays rhythm guitar, which consists of accompan...
  • Les Pattinson
    Les Pattinson

    Les Pattinson is an English musician, best known for his work as the bassist of the Liverpool based band , Echo & the Bunnymen.Active from 1978 to the band's split in 1992, he returned for the 1997 album, Evergreen ....
     – bass
    Bass guitar

    The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum.The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and Scale length, and usually four strings tuned to the same pitches as those of the double bass, whic...
  • Pete de Freitas
    Pete de Freitas

    Pete Louis Vincent de Freitas was a musician and Record producer, best known as a drummer with Echo & the Bunnymen.In 1961, de Freitas was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago and educated by the Benedictines at Downside School....
     – drums
    Drum kit

    A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as cowbell s, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer....
  • Laurie Latham
    Laurie Latham

    Laurie Latham is a British rock producer who worked with Glenn Tilbrook, Paul Young, and others.He has produced albums by Echo & the Bunnymen, Squeeze, and Slapp Happy....
     – producer
    Record producer

    In the music industry, a record producer has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, Audio mixing and audio mastering processes....
  • The Bunnymen
    Echo & the Bunnymen

    Echo & the Bunnymen are an English post-punk group, formed in Liverpool in 1978. Their original lineup consisted of singer Ian McCulloch , guitarist Will Sergeant and bassist Les Pattinson, supplemented by a drum machine....
     – producer


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