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1 B-side  





2 Track listing  



2.1  7 inch  





2.2  12 inch  







3 Chart positions  



3.1  Weekly charts  





3.2  Year-end charts  







4 Personnel  





5 References  














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"Shadow on the Wall"
SinglebyMike Oldfield
from the album Crises
B-side"Taurus 3"
Released5 September 1983[1]
StudioDenham
GenreHard rock[2]
Length3:09
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Mike Oldfield
Producer(s)
  • Mike Oldfield
  • Simon Phillips
  • Mike Oldfield singles chronology
    "Moonlight Shadow"
    (1983)
    "Shadow on the Wall"
    (1983)
    "Crime of Passion"
    (1984)
    Music video
    "Shadow on the Wall"onYouTube

    "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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]

    B-side[edit]

    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[edit]

    7 inch[edit]

    1. "Shadow on the Wall" – 3:09
    2. "Taurus 3" – 2:25

    12 inch[edit]

    1. "Shadow on the Wall" (Extended version) – 5:07
    2. "Taurus 3" – 2:25

    Chart positions[edit]

    Personnel[edit]

    References[edit]

  • ^ Blum, Jordan (29 August 2012). "Mike Oldfield: Two Sides: The Very Best of Mike Oldfield". PopMatters. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  • ^ "Singles". Amadian. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
  • ^ The Wind Chimes (VHS rear cover credits). Mike Oldfield. Virgin Vision. 1988. VVD 353.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  • ^ "Arch Enemy – War Eternal". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  • ^ "Mike Oldfield and Roger Chapman – Shadow on the Wall" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  • ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Mike Oldfield and Roger Chapman" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  • ^ "Mike Oldfield and Roger Chapman – Shadow on the Wall" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  • ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  • ^ "Mike Oldfield and Roger Chapman – Shadow on the Wall". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  • ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  • ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Mike Oldfield and Roger Chapman – Shadow on the Wall" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  • ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1983" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  • ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts: 1984". Offiziellecharts.de (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015.
  • ^ "Mike Oldfield – Crises". Philspalding.com. July 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shadow_on_the_Wall_(song)&oldid=1229287141"

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