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The Game (Echo and the Bunnymen song)

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Released
  
1 June 1987

Length
  
3:50

Format
  
7", 12"

Label
  
WEA

B-side
  
"Lost and Found", "Ship of Fools"

Genre
  
Post-punk, alternative rock

"The Game" is a single by Echo & the Bunnymen which was released on 1 June 1987. It was the first single from their 1987 eponymous album. It reached number 28 on the UK Singles Chart.

Contents

The single was released as a 7-inch single and a 12-inch single. The B-side is "Lost and Found", with the 12-inch single adding the track "Ship of Fools" to the B-side which was produced by The Bunnymen and Gil Norton. The single was released on WEA records.

The video was shot in Brazil.

Track listings

All tracks written by Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch, Les Pattinson and Pete de Freitas.

7-inch (WEA YZ 134)
  1. "The Game" – 3:50
  2. "Lost and Found" – 3:52
12-inch release (WEA YZ 134T)
  1. "The Game" – 3:50
  2. "Lost and Found" – 3:52
  3. "Ship of Fools" – 4:06

Musicians

  • Ian McCulloch – vocals, guitar
  • Will Sergeant – lead guitar
  • Les Pattinson – bass
  • Pete de Freitas – drums

    • Production

  • Laurie Latham – producer on "The Game" and "Lost and Found"
  • The Bunnymen – producer on "Ship of Fools"
  • Gil Norton – producer and engineer on "Ship of Fools"
  • Paul Gomersall – engineer on "The Game" and "Lost and Found"
  • Stuart Barry – engineer on "The Game" and "Lost and Found"
  • Bruce Lampcov – mixing on "The Game" and "Lost and Found"

    • References

    The Game (Echo & the Bunnymen song) Wikipedia
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