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{{Infobox song

| name = Seven Seas

| cover = bunnymen_sevenseas.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Echo & the Bunnymen

| album = Ocean Rain

| A-side = "Seven Seas" / "All You Need Is Love"

| B-side = "The Killing Moon" / "Stars Are Stars" / "Villiers Terrace"

| released = 6 July 1984

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Post-punk, alternative rock, jangle pop

| length = 3:19

| label = Korova (UK)
WEA (Worldwide)

| writer = Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch, Les Pattinson, Pete de Freitas

| producer = The Bunnymen

| prev_title = Silver

| prev_year = 1984

| next_title = Bring on the Dancing Horses

| next_year = 1985

| misc =

}}

"'Seven Seas'" is a single by Echo & the Bunnymen which was released on 6 July 1984. It was the third single to be released from their 1984 album 'Ocean Rain'. It reached number 16 on the UK Singles Chart and number 10 on the Irish Singles Chart.

In a retrospective review of the song, Allmusic journalist Dave Thompson said: "Regardless of the surreal lyrics, their enigmatic meaning dovetails marvelously with the mood of this exquisite piece."

Overview



The single was released as a 7-inch single and a 12-inch single. The A-side of the 7-inch single was the title track, "Seven Seas", and the B-side was a live cover version of The Beatles' song "All You Need Is Love". The A-side of the 12-inch single consisted of the title track and "All You Need Is Love". The B-side consisted of "The Killing Moon", "Stars Are Stars" and "Villiers Terrace".

"All You Need Is Love", "The Killing Moon", "Stars Are Stars" and "Villiers Terrace" were recorded live at Liverpool Cathedral for the Channel 4 programme 'Play at Home'.

A numbered limited edition 7-inch EP was also available on two discs, with all the tracks of the 12-inch single release and with the added title on the cover of 'Life at Brian's  Lean and Hungry'.

American indie rock group Velocity Girl released a cover version of "Seven Seas" as a single on Heaven Records in 1995.

Track listings



All tracks written by Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch, Les Pattinson and Pete de Freitas unless otherwise noted.

;7-inch single (Korova KOW 35, WEA 249 321-7)

#"Seven Seas" 3:19

#"All You Need Is Love" (LennonMcCartney) 6:41

;12-inch single (Korova KOW 35T, WEA 249 320-0) and 7-inch EP (Korova KOW 35F)

#"Seven Seas" 3:19

#"All You Need Is Love" (LennonMcCartney) 6:41

#"The Killing Moon" 3:17

#"Stars Are Stars" 3:05

#"Villiers Terrace" 6:52

Chart positions



Personnel



Musicians

Echo & the Bunnymen



*Ian McCulloch vocals, guitar

*Will Sergeant lead guitar

*Les Pattinson bass

*Pete de Freitas drums

Additional



*Adam Peters piano, cello

*Tim Whittaker bongos

*Khien Luu clarinet, alto saxophone

*Alam Perman harpsichord

*James Drake-Brockman harpsichord

Production

*The Bunnymen producer, mixed by

*Gil Norton engineer, mixed by

*Henri LoustauFrench sound engineer at the Studio des Dames recording studio (Paris, France), misspelled as Henri Lonstan engineer

*Jean-Yves assistant engineer

*Adam Peters orchestral arrangement

*Anton Corbijn photography

References



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