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{{short description|Song by Killing Joke}}
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{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
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| Name = Wardance
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| Cover = Wardance_1980.jpg|
{{Infobox song
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| Artist = [[Killing Joke]]
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| name = Wardance
| Album = [[Killing Joke (1980 album)|Killing Joke]]
| B-side = "Pssyche"
| cover = Wardance_1980.jpg
| Released = February 1980
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| Format = [[Gramophone record|7" vinyl]]
| type = single
| Genre = [[Post-punk]]
| artist = [[Killing Joke]]
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| album = [[Killing Joke (1980 album)|Killing Joke]]
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| Length = 8:42
| Label = [[Malicious Damage]]
| B-side = Pssyche
| released = February 1980
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| Writer = [[Jaz Coleman]], [[Geordie Walker|Kevin "Geordie" Walker]], [[Martin "Youth" Glover]], [[Paul Ferguson]]
| recorded =
| Producer = Killing Joke
| studio =
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| Last single = "[[Nervous System (song)|Nervous System]]"<br>(1979)
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| venue =
| This single = "'''Wardance'''"<br />(1980)
| genre = [[Post-punk]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/the-13-bleakest-rock-and-metal-albums-ever/|title=The 13 Bleakest Rock And Metal Albums Ever|last=Law|first=Sam|date=18 November 2019|website=[[Kerrang!]]|access-date=19 April 2020}}</ref>
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| Next single = "[[Change (Killing Joke song)|Change]]"<br />(1980)
| Misc = {{Extra track listing
| length = 3:40
| Album = [[Killing Joke (1980 album)|Killing Joke]]
| label = [[Malicious Damage]]
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| writer = [[Jaz Coleman]], [[Geordie Walker|Kevin "Geordie" Walker]], [[Martin "Youth" Glover]], [[Paul Ferguson]]
| Type = single
| prev_track = "[[Requiem (Killing Joke song)|Requiem]]"
| producer = Killing Joke
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| prev_title = [[Nervous System (song)|Nervous System]]
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| prev_no = 1
| prev_year = 1979
| this_track = "'''Wardance'''"
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| next_title = [[Change (Killing Joke song)|Change]]
| track_no = 2
| next_year = 1980
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"'''Wardance'''" is a song by English rock band [[Killing Joke]]. It was released in 1980 by record label [[Malicious Damage]] as the first single from [[Killing Joke (1980 album)|the band's self-titled debut studio album]].
"'''Wardance'''" is a song by English [[post-punk]] band [[Killing Joke]]. It was released in February 1980 by [[Malicious Damage]] as the band's first single. The song was re-recorded for their [[Killing Joke (1980 album)|self-titled debut album]]. The song has been performed at most of their live shows.<ref>Hämäläinen, Jyrki "Spider" (2020). ''Killing Joke: Are You Receiving?'', p. 20. Milton Keynes: New Haven Publishing. {{ISBN|978-1912587407}}.</ref>


== Release ==
== Release ==


"Wardance" was released in February 1980 on 7" vinyl by record label Malicious Damage as the first single from the band's self-titled debut studio album. A small number of copies from the original pressing came with a pre-typed folded form of military "call-up papers" to be filled out and submitted by the purchaser. The [[A-side and B-side|B-side]], "Pssyche", was commonly played live.{{citation needed|date=February 2015}}
"Wardance" was released on 7" vinyl by Malicious Damage. A small number of copies from the original pressing came with a pre-typed form of military 'call-up papers' to be filled out and submitted by the purchaser. The [[A-side and B-side|B-side]], "Pssyche", was commonly played live.{{citation needed|date=February 2015}}


The single did not chart in the UK<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/19038/KILLING-JOKE |title=Killing Joke <nowiki>|</nowiki> Official Charts Company |website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] |accessdate=5 March 2015}}</ref> but reached number 50 in the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Dance Music/Club Play singles chart.<ref name="US chart">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/killing-joke-mn0000081493/awards |title=Killing Joke <nowiki>| Awards |</nowiki> AllMusic |website=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=5 March 2015}}</ref>
The single did not chart in the UK<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/19038/KILLING-JOKE |title=Killing Joke <nowiki>|</nowiki> Official Charts Company |website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] |access-date=5 March 2015}}</ref> but reached number 50 in the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Dance Music/Club Play singles chart.<ref name="US chart">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/killing-joke-mn0000081493/awards |title=Killing Joke <nowiki>| Awards |</nowiki> AllMusic |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=5 March 2015}}</ref>


== Cover versions ==
== Cover versions ==
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==See also==
* [[List of anti-war songs]]


== References ==
== References ==


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Latest revision as of 20:11, 4 January 2023

"Wardance"
Single by Killing Joke
from the album Killing Joke
B-side"Pssyche"
ReleasedFebruary 1980
GenrePost-punk[1]
Length3:40
LabelMalicious Damage
Songwriter(s)Jaz Coleman, Kevin "Geordie" Walker, Martin "Youth" Glover, Paul Ferguson
Producer(s)Killing Joke
Killing Joke singles chronology
"Nervous System"
(1979) 		"Wardance"
(1980) 		"Change"
(1980)

"Wardance" is a song by English post-punk band Killing Joke. It was released in February 1980 by Malicious Damage as the band's first single. The song was re-recorded for their self-titled debut album. The song has been performed at most of their live shows.[2]

Release

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"Wardance" was released on 7" vinyl by Malicious Damage. A small number of copies from the original pressing came with a pre-typed form of military 'call-up papers' to be filled out and submitted by the purchaser. The B-side, "Pssyche", was commonly played live.[citation needed]

The single did not chart in the UK[3] but reached number 50 in the US Billboard Dance Music/Club Play singles chart.[4]

Cover versions

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In 1993, Econoline Crush covered "Pssyche" for their Purge EP, and in 2004, Nouvelle Vague covered it on their self-titled debut album. In 2001, Mad Capsule Markets covered "Wardance" on their album 010.

Track listing

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Side A
  1. "Wardance" – 3:40
Side B
  1. "Pssyche" – 5:02

Charts

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Year Chart Peak
Position
1980 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs 50[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Law, Sam (18 November 2019). "The 13 Bleakest Rock And Metal Albums Ever". Kerrang!. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. ^ Hämäläinen, Jyrki "Spider" (2020). Killing Joke: Are You Receiving?, p. 20. Milton Keynes: New Haven Publishing. ISBN 978-1912587407.
  3. ^ "Killing Joke | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Killing Joke | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
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