"Adorations" is Killing Joke's first single from their sixth studio album, Brighter than a Thousand Suns, released in August 1986.[1] All of the releases were mixed by Julian Mendelsohn and Zeus B. Held, and produced by Chris Kimsey and Stewart Levine.

The single was accompanied by a music video of the band performing the song in a cathedral.[2]

Track listings

"Adorations" was released in several versions including remixes. The 7" vinyl single, released in the UK, France, and Spain, was a shorter edit of "Adorations", with "Exile" (also from Brighter Than A Thousand Suns) as its B-side. The 12" featured an extended mix as its A-side, with "Exile" and an extended mix of "Ecstasy" on the B-side.

"Adorations (The Supernatural Mix)" was released on 12" vinyl in the UK and featured "Love Like Blood (The '86 Remix)" and "Exile" as B-sides.

E.G. also released a 7" limited-edition double vinyl single exclusively in the UK featuring the remix of "Adorations" as the A-side, "Exile" as the B-side, "Ecstasy" as the C-side, and "Adorations (Instrumental Mix)" as the D-side. A cassette maxi single was also released.

7" single

Side A
  1. "Adorations" – 04:09[tln 1]
Side B
  1. "Exile" – 06:09

Limited double 7" single

Side A
  1. "Adorations" – 04:38[tln 1][tln 2]
Side B
  1. "Exile" – 06:04[tln 2]
Side C
  1. "Ecstasy" – 04:08[tln 3]
Side D
  1. "Adorations (Instrumental Mix)" – 04:02[tln 2][tln 4]

12" Extended Mix

Side A
  1. "Adorations (The Extended Mix)" – 05:08[tln 1][tln 2]
Side B
  1. "Exile" – 6:04[tln 2]
  2. "Ecstasy (The Extended Mix)" – 06:27[tln 3]

12" Supernatural Mix

Side A
  1. "Adorations (The Supernatural Mix)" – 06:34[tln 4]
Side B
  1. "Love Like Blood (The '86 Remix)" – 06:17[tln 4]
  2. "Exile" – 06:02[tln 4]

Cassette Maxi single

Side One
  1. "Adorations (The Supernatural mix)" – 06:41[tln 2][tln 4]
  2. "Ecstasy" – 04:10[tln 3]
Side Two
  1. "Exile" (06:09[tln 2]
  2. "Love Like Blood (The '86 Remix)" – 06:29[tln 2][tln 4]

Track listings notes

  1. ^ a b c Mixed by Julian Mendelsohn
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Produced by Chris Kimsey
  3. ^ a b c Produced by Stewart Levine
  4. ^ a b c d e f Mixed by Zeus B. Held

Charts

Year Chart Peak
Position
1986 UK Singles Chart[3] 42

References

  1. ^ "Adorations". Discogs. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
  2. ^ Killing Joke - Adorations, retrieved 9 May 2021
  3. ^ Official Charts Company - Killing Joke. OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved on 2010-07-05
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