B-side "It's All the Rage" Format 12", CD single Length 10:23 | Released 15 July 1991 (GER) Genre Synthpop Label Strange Ways | |
"The Sparrows and the Nightingales" is the first single by Wolfsheim. Written by Peter Heppner and Markus Reinhardt, it was featured on their album No Happy View.
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Although the original release did not chart, the song has been covered by several artists, with the 1999 version by Mark 'Oh versus John Davies charting in the German Media Control charts for 14 weeks, peaking at number 14.
Wolfsheim single
The original Wolfsheim release of the song did not chart, but was a club hit and was widely available on compilations.
Reinhardt says the lyric was inspired by The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, "wegen der 'lautmalerischen Spannung' zwischen Raubtier und Geborgenheit gereizt." ("in the 'onomatopoeic tension' between predator and security.")
Track listing
Mark 'Oh versus John Davies version
In 1999, Mark 'Oh versus John Davies covered the song for their album Rebirth. The single peaked at number 14 in the Media Control of Germany, staying in the chart for 14 weeks.
- "The Sparrows and the Nightingales" (Short Mix) (3:15)
- "The Sparrows and the Nightingales" (Long Mix) (5:11)
- "The Sparrows and the Nightingales" (Oliver Lieb Main Mix) (6:27)
- "The Sparrows and the Nightingales" (D.V. Remix) (6:02)
- "The Sparrows and the Nightingales" (Oliver Lieb Club Mix) (6:27)
Other versions
The German Gothic metal band Scream Silence covered the song in 2000.
The electronica band The Echoing Green covered the song on the 2004 edition of their album The Winter of Our Discontent.