Released 8 July 1983 Genre Post-punk | Format 7", 12" Length 3:31 | |
B-side "Heads Will Roll" / "The Original Cutter" Recorded June 1983 at RAK Studios, London | ||
"Never Stop" is a single which was released by the British post-punk band Echo & the Bunnymen on 8 July 1983. It reached number fifteen on the UK Singles Chart the same month. The title track on the 12-inch single is a remixed version called "Never Stop (Discotheque)" and is another minute and fifteen seconds longer.
Contents
The b-side of the 7-inch single is "Heads Will Roll" and the b-sides of the 12-inch single are an expanded version called "Heads Will Roll (Summer Version)" and "The Original Cutter". While Hugh Jones produced the a-side, the b-sides were produced by Ian Broudie under the pseudonym Kingbird.
Primarily released as a single, "Never Stop" also appeared on the 12-inch mini-album "Echo and the Bunnymen". It was subsequently included on the 2003 remastered version of the Porcupine album as well as a number of compilation albums. "Never Stop (Discotheque)" was also used in the 2006 film The History Boys and was included on the subsequent soundtrack album.
Track listings
All tracks written by Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch, Les Pattinson and Pete de Freitas.
- "Never Stop" – 3:31
- "Heads Will Roll" – 3:29
- "Never Stop (Discotheque)" – 4:46
- "Heads Will Roll (Summer Version)" – 4:23
- "The Original Cutter – A Drop in the Ocean" – 3:59