This Is Your Land
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| "This Is Your Land" | ||||
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| File:Simple Minds This Is Your Land single cover.jpg | ||||
| Single by Simple Minds | ||||
| from the album Street Fighting Years | ||||
| B-side | "Saturday Girl" "Year of the Dragon" |
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| Released | 10 April 1989 | |||
| Format | 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl, CD | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock, electronic | |||
| Length | 6:18 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Writer(s) | Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill and Mick MacNeil | |||
| Producer(s) | Trevor Horn Stephen Lipson |
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"This Is Your Land" is a song by Scottish rock band Simple Minds from their album Street Fighting Years, released as a single on 10 April 1989. The song features Lou Reed as guest vocalist. The single reached #13 on the UK singles chart.[1] The music video was shot in Spain.
The song was praised by David Sinclair of Q magazine as part of a five-star album review given to Street Fighting Years. Sinclair wrote: "The utterly beguiling melody of 'This Is Your Land', featuring a deadpan Lou Reed, cloaks a stinging rebuke on the issue of the environment while gently leading the listener up towards the panoramic splendour of the instrumental coda."[2]
Track listings
- 7" Single
- "This Is Your Land" - 6:22
- "Saturday Girl" - 6:09
- 12", Cassette & CD Singles
- This Is Your Land" - 6:22
- Saturday Girl" - 6:09
- "Year Of The Dragon" - 3:06
Chart performance
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Chart[1] | 13 |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart[3] | 38 |
| Dutch GfK chart[4] | 7 |
| Dutch Top 40[5] | 6 |
| Irish Singles Chart[6] | 6 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[7] | 18 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[8] | 10 |
| US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[9] | 37 |
| US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[9] | 12 |
References
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