Chop-Chop
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"Chop-Chop" is Killing Joke
's second single from their third studio album, Revelations. It released under E'G Records as a 7" single. The B-side, "Good Samaritan", was also off Revelations. This single, unlike "Empire Song
", did not chart.
". At Top of the Pops
, the "Coleman Fake" was used again as Paul Ferguson provided lyrics and drums. By this time, Coleman was the only member of Killing Joke to move to Iceland
. However, by the end of the year, the other three members soon moved to Iceland to avoid the apocalypse, predicted by Coleman.
Killing Joke
Killing Joke are an English post-punk band formed in October 1978 in Notting Hill, London, England; other sources report the band formed in early 1979.Related news articles: Founding members Jaz Coleman and Geordie Walker have been the only constant members.A key influence on industrial rock,...
's second single from their third studio album, Revelations. It released under E'G Records as a 7" single. The B-side, "Good Samaritan", was also off Revelations. This single, unlike "Empire Song
Empire Song
Empire Song is Killing Joke's first single off their third studio album, Revelations. It was released under E'G Records in March, 1982, and reached number forty-three in the UK Singles Chart that same month. Polydor also released Empire Song as a single in Ireland...
", did not chart.
Production and release
"Chop-Chop" suffered the same fate as "Empire SongEmpire Song
Empire Song is Killing Joke's first single off their third studio album, Revelations. It was released under E'G Records in March, 1982, and reached number forty-three in the UK Singles Chart that same month. Polydor also released Empire Song as a single in Ireland...
". At Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. After 25 December 2006 it became a radio program, now hosted by Tony Blackburn...
, the "Coleman Fake" was used again as Paul Ferguson provided lyrics and drums. By this time, Coleman was the only member of Killing Joke to move to Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
. However, by the end of the year, the other three members soon moved to Iceland to avoid the apocalypse, predicted by Coleman.