The Game (Echo & the Bunnymen song)

"The Game" is a single by Echo & the Bunnymen which was released on 1 June 1987. It was the first single from their 1987 eponymous album. It reached number 28 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]

"The Game"
Single by Echo & the Bunnymen
from the album Echo & the Bunnymen
B-side"Lost and Found", "Ship of Fools"
Released1 June 1987
GenrePost-punk, alternative rock
Length3:50
LabelWEA
Songwriter(s)Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch, Les Pattinson, Pete de Freitas
Producer(s)Laurie Latham
Echo & the Bunnymen singles chronology
"Bring on the Dancing Horses"
(1985)		 "The Game"
(1987)		 "Lips Like Sugar"
(1987)

The single was released as a 7-inch single and a 12-inch single. The B-side is "Lost and Found", with the 12-inch single adding the track "Ship of Fools" to the B-side which was produced by The Bunnymen and Gil Norton. The single was released on WEA records.

The video was shot in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2]

Track listings

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

7-inch (WEA YZ 134)
  1. "The Game" – 3:50
  2. "Lost and Found" – 3:52
12-inch release (WEA YZ 134T)
  1. "The Game" – 3:50
  2. "Lost and Found" – 3:52
  3. "Ship of Fools" – 4:06

Chart positions
Chart (1987) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[1] 28

Personnel

Musicians

Production
  • Laurie Latham – producer on "The Game" and "Lost and Found"
  • The Bunnymen – producer on "Ship of Fools"
  • Gil Norton – producer and engineer on "Ship of Fools"
  • Paul Gomersall – engineer on "The Game" and "Lost and Found"
  • Stuart Barry – engineer on "The Game" and "Lost and Found"
  • Bruce Lampcov – mixing on "The Game" and "Lost and Found"

References
  1. Roberts, David, ed. (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). HIT Entertainment. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. Nina, Pri. "Echo & the Bunnymen - The Game". Projeto Autobahn (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 July 2020.
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