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Shadow on the Wall (song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Shadow on the Wall
| cover = Shadow on the Wall (Mike Oldfield).jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Mike Oldfield
| album = Crises
| B-side = Taurus 3
| released = September 1983
| recorded =
| studio = Denham
| venue =
| genre = Hard rock
| length =
| label = Virgin
| writer = Mike Oldfield
| producer =
| prev_title = Moonlight Shadow
| prev_year = 1983
| next_title = Crime of Passion
| next_year = 1984
| misc =
}}
"'Shadow on the Wall'" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1983 by Virgin Records. English rock singer Roger Chapman performs vocals on the song and it is taken from Oldfield's 'Crises' album. The song was a hit single especially in Germanic countries.
The music video for "Shadow on the Wall" depicts an interrogation scene and was directed by Keith McMillan. The song also features on Roger Chapman's compilation albums, such as 1994's 'King of the Shouters' where the song has been 'remastered'.
An "acoustic" mix and a 5.1 surround sound mix were released on the 2013 reissue of 'Crises'.
The song has been covered by a number of artists including Swedish metal band Arch Enemy.
B-side
The B-side is "Taurus 3", a short, fast-paced flamenco-guitar piece, which is notably different from Oldfield's long multi-themed pieces, "Taurus" and "Taurus 2", on 'QE2' and 'Five Miles Out' respectively.
Track listing
7 inch
#"Shadow on the Wall" 3:09#"Taurus 3" 2:25
12 inch
#"Shadow on the Wall" (Extended version) 5:07#"Taurus 3" 2:25
Chart positions
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Personnel
*Mike Oldfield guitars, banjo, bass, Fairlight C.M.I., Roland strings
*Roger Chapman vocals
*Ant guitars
*Simon Phillips Tama drums
*Phil Spalding backing vocals (extended version)
References
Category:1983 singles
Category:1983 songs
Category:British hard rock songs
Category:Mike Oldfield songs
Category:Number-one singles in Austria
Category:Songs written by Mike Oldfield
Category:Virgin Records singles
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