Górecki (song)
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"Górecki" is a 1997 single by Lamb
Lamb (band)
Lamb is an electronic music duo from Manchester, England, whose music is influenced by trip hop and drum and bass. The duo consists of producer Andy Barlow, who also produces under the pseudonym Hipoptimist, and singer-songwriter Lou Rhodes...

 from their debut album Lamb
Lamb (album)
Lamb is the title of Lamb's first album, released in 1996.-Track listing:# "Lusty" 4:09# "God Bless" 5:54# "Cotton Wool" 5:07# "Trans Fatty Acid" 7:37# "Zero" 5:31# "Merge" 5:54# "Gold" 5:42# "Closer" 3:51# "Górecki" 6:30# "Feela" 6:44...

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The song starts with a tenuous atmosphere and the lyrics "If I should die this very moment". The song samples the second movement of Henryk Górecki
Henryk Górecki
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki was a composer of contemporary classical music. He studied at the State Higher School of Music in Katowice between 1955 and 1960. In 1968, he joined the faculty and rose to provost before resigning in 1979. Górecki became a leading figure of the Polish avant-garde during...

's Third Symphony
Symphony No. 3 (Górecki)
The Symphony No. 3, Op. 36, also known as the Symphony of Sorrowful Songs , is a symphony in three movements composed by Henryk Górecki in Katowice, Poland, between October and December 1976. The work is indicative of the transition between Górecki's dissonant earlier manner and his more tonal...

, the Symphony of Sorrowful Songs.

The song peaked at #30 on the UK singles chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

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Both tracks "Ear Parcel" and "Lullaby" would later appear on Fear Of Fours
Fear of Fours
Fear of Fours is the title of Lamb's 1999 album.-Track listing:# "Soft Mistake" – 3:15# "Little Things" – 3:18# "B Line" – 2:51# [untitled] – 0:07# "All in Your Hands" – 4:38# "Less Than Two" – 1:18# "Bonfire" – 4:23# "Ear Parcel" – 7:54...

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CD1

  1. "Górecki" – 6:30
  2. "Górecki (instrumental)" – 6:00
  3. "Ear Parcel" – 7:49
  4. "Lullaby" – 3:35

CD2

  1. "Górecki" – 6:30
  2. "Górecki (edit)" – 3:39
  3. "Trans Fatty Acid (Kruder & Dorfmeister
    Kruder & Dorfmeister
    Kruder & Dorfmeister, named after members Peter Kruder and Richard Dorfmeister, is an Austrian duo most known for their downtempo-dub remixes of pop, hip-hop and drum and bass songs.-Style:...

    Session mix)" – 9:00
  4. "Merge (Jimster's Jam mix)" – 5:43

12"

  1. "Górecki" – 6:30
  2. "Ear Parcel" – 7:49
  3. "Trans Fatty Acid (Kruder & Dorfmeister Session mix)" – 9:00
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