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• | Country: UK |
| • | Label/Number: EMI 5058 | |
| • | Release date: April 14, 1980 | |
| • | Chronology: Kate's 6th UK single; the 1st from Never for Ever (though the LP wasn't released for another 4 months). The B-side was her 5th non-LP track. | |
| • | Highest chart position: 16 | |
| • | Cover art by Paul Maxwell | |
| • | Breathing Lyrics | |
| • | What it's about: A fetal spiritual being, very much aware of what's going on outside the womb, makes a desperate plea to save mankind from nuclear destruction. Kate says it was inspired by side 3 of Pink Floyd's The Wall. | |
| • | 3:00 into the song, there's a narration explaining how nuclear bomb sizes are determined by their flash duration. Here is the text. | |
| • | Running time: 4:52 (single mix) | |
| • | The Empty Bullring Lyrics | |
| • | What it's about: A woman laments her husbands futile obsessions -- he's an injured matador who will not accept the fact that he can no longer fight. | |
| • | Running time: 2:16 | |
| • | Etc: First pressings have glossy, coated card stock sleeves with anlged thumb notches. Reissues were printed on thinner paper stock, with round thumb notches. Scan courtesy of Pertti. | |
| • | Etc2: Additionally, the originals have "We all share the same air" etched in the dead wax of side A, and "Happy anniversary to the P's" etched into the dead wax on side B. For more information on first pressings vs. reissues, look here. |
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