Never Stop (Echo & the Bunnymen song)
1983 single by Echo & the Bunnymen / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Never Stop" is a single which was released by the British post-punk band Echo & the Bunnymen on 8 July 1983. It reached number fifteen on the UK Singles Chart the same month.[1] The title track on the 12-inch single is a remixed version called "Never Stop (Discotheque)" and is another minute and fifteen seconds longer.
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Single by Echo & the Bunnymen | ||||
B-side | "Heads Will Roll" / "The Original Cutter" | |||
Released | 8 July 1983 | |||
Recorded | June 1983 | |||
Studio | RAK Studios, London | |||
Genre | Post-punk | |||
Length | 3:31 | |||
Label | Korova / WEA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch, Les Pattinson, Pete de Freitas | |||
Producer(s) | Hugh Jones, Ian Broudie | |||
Echo & the Bunnymen singles chronology | ||||
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The b-side of the 7-inch single is "Heads Will Roll" and the b-sides of the 12-inch single are an expanded version called "Heads Will Roll (Summer Version)" and "The Original Cutter". While Hugh Jones produced the a-side, the b-sides were produced by Ian Broudie under the pseudonym Kingbird.
Primarily released as a single, the 12" extended version of "Never Stop" also appeared on the 12-inch mini-album The Sound of Echo. It was subsequently included on the 2003 remastered version of the Porcupine album as well as a number of compilation albums. "Never Stop (Discotheque)" was also used in the 2006 film The History Boys[2] and was included on the subsequent soundtrack album.