The Puppet

"The Puppet" is the third single by the band Echo & the Bunnymen and was released on 14 September 1980.

"The Puppet"
Single by Echo & the Bunnymen
B-side"Do It Clean"
Released14 September 1980
StudioRockfield Studios, Monmouth, Wales
GenrePost-punk
LabelKorova
Songwriter(s)Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch, Les Pattinson, Pete de Freitas
Producer(s)Bill Drummond, David Balfe
Echo & the Bunnymen singles chronology
"Rescue"
(1980)		 "The Puppet"
(1980)		 "'Shine So Hard'"
(1981)

The single was released in the wake of the critical acclaim received for the band's first album, Crocodiles, which had been released earlier in the year. The main track itself was not on the album but the b-side, "Do It Clean", was on the US release of the album and the Compact Cassette version of the UK release. The single failed to make the UK Singles Chart. The single was produced by Bill Drummond and David Balfe although they were credited as The Chameleons.[1]

B-side

The b-side, "Do It Clean", has become a popular track with both the band and the fans. It is regularly played live and has appeared as the b-side to the Belgian version of their fourth single "A Promise" (1981) and to their 1984 hit single, "The Killing Moon". It has also appeared on many of the band's compilation albums.

Track listings

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

UK release (KOW 11)
  1. "The Puppet"
  2. "Do It Clean"
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References
  1. Tate Tat and Arty Archived 12 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine, New Musical Express, 20 November 1993. Retrieved on 3 April 2008.
  • "Echo & The Bunnymen at Discogs.com". Retrieved 1 April 2008.
  • "Villiers Terrace.com The Ultimate Echo and the Bunnymen Discography". Retrieved 1 April 2008.
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