Birds of a Feather (Killing Joke song)

"Birds of a Feather"
Single by Killing Joke
A-side"Birds of a Feather"
B-side"Flock the B-Side"
ReleasedOctober 1982
GenrePost-punk
Length7:32
LabelE.G., Polydor
Songwriter(s)Jaz Coleman, Kevin "Geordie" Walker, Paul Raven, Paul Ferguson
Producer(s)Killing Joke, Conny Plank
Killing Joke singles chronology
"Chop-Chop"
(1982) 		"Birds of a Feather"
(1982) 		"Let's All Go (to the Fire Dances)"
(1983)

"Birds of a Feather" is a single by English post-punk band Killing Joke. It was released as a 7" and 12" single in October 1982 by E.G. Records in the UK, Polydor in the Netherlands and E.G. and Passport Records in the US. The 12" release also included the track "Sun Goes Down".[1] The single reached No. 64 in the UK Singles Chart.[2]

The single was Killing Joke's first release with new bass guitarist Paul Raven. Its musical style was more melodic than their previous albums, a direction that continued with the album "Fire Dances" and the non-album singles "Me or You?" (1983) and "A New Day" (1984).[3]

Track listing

The B-side to all releases was "Flock the B-side", a dub remix of the title track.

7" Single
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Birds of a Feather"3:46
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Flock the B-Side"3:46
12" Single
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Birds of a Feather"3:46
2."Sun Goes Down"4:19
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Flock the B-Side"3:46

Charts

Year Chart Peak
position
1982 United Kingdom (UK Singles Chart) 64[2]
Year Chart Peak
position
1983 Spain (Los 40 Principales) 33

References

  1. ^ "Birds Of A Feather 12-inch release". Discogs. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  3. ^ Hightower, Laura; DeRemer, Leigh Ann (2001). "Killing Joke". Contemporary Musicians. Profiles of the People in Music (Volume 30). Vol. 30. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research. ISBN 0-7876-4641-5. OCLC 51547697.