"Crime of Passion" is a non-album single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1984 on Virgin Records. The song features Barry Palmer performing vocals.
| "Crime of Passion" | ||||
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| Single by Mike Oldfield | ||||
| B-side | "Jungle Gardenia" | |||
| Released | 3 January 1984 [1] | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 4:08 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mike Oldfield | |||
| Producer(s) | Mike Oldfield | |||
| Mike Oldfield singles chronology | ||||
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Song analysis edit
The front cover features a sepia photograph of Mike Oldfield's mother Maureen, who died in January 1974, ten years before the release of this single.[2] The song was released between Oldfield's albums Crises and Discovery.
The music video for "Crime of Passion" takes place in a surrealistic children's play room featuring books, giant blocks (with letters on them), a girl on a swing, a military drummer and a clown. In the video Oldfield performs in a 'mechanical' fashion with Ovation and Fender Stratocaster guitars, while Palmer sits on a box and sings. The video is available on the Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield video.
Track listing edit
7-inch single edit
- "Crime of Passion" – 3:37
- "Jungle Gardenia" – 2:44
12-inch single edit
- "Crime of Passion" (Extended version) – 4:08
- "Jungle Gardenia" – 2:44
Charts edit
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Denmark[3] | 1 |
| Greece[4] | 3 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[5] | 22 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[6] | 10 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] | 17 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8] | 61 |
| West Germany (Official German Charts)[9] | 17 |
References edit
- ^ "Mike Oldfield singles".
- ^ "Singles". Amadian. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
- ^ Eurotipsheet #1, 1984
- ^ Eurotipsheet #1, 1984
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Mike Oldfield – Crime of Passion". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ "Mike Oldfield – Crime of Passion". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ officialcharts.com
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Mike Oldfield – Crime of Passion" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 25 February 2019.