51st State (song)
"51st State" is a single by New Model Army, which appeared on their 1986 album The Ghost of Cain. The lyrics to the song were believed to be behind a ban by the American Musician's Union on the band, which prevented them touring the Ghost of Cain album in the United States.[1]
| "51st State" | ||||
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| Single by New Model Army | ||||
| from the album The Ghost of Cain | ||||
| B-side | "Ten Commandments" "A Liberal Education" (live) "No Rest" (live) "No Man's Land" (live) | |||
| Released | September 1986 | |||
| Genre | Post-punk | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ashley Cartwright, New Model Army | |||
| Producer(s) | Glyn Johns | |||
| New Model Army singles chronology | ||||
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The track was released as a single through EMI and reached number 71 on the UK Singles Chart,[2] spending just two weeks in the listing. It was the band's fourth appearance on that chart.
Formats and track listing
- UK 7" single (NMA 4)
- "51st State" (Ashley Cartwright, New Model Army)
- "Ten Commandments" (Justin Sullivan)
- UK 12" single (12 NMAS 4)
- "51st State"
- "Ten Commandments"
- "A Liberal Education" (live) (Sullivan, Stuart Morrow)
- "No Rest" (live) (Sullivan, Morrow, Robert Heaton)
- "No Man's Land" (live) (Sullivan)
- UK 12" single doublepack (12 NMA 4D)
- Disc one
- "51st State"
- "Ten Commandments"
- Disc two (PSLP 348)
- "A Liberal Education" (live)
- "No Rest" (live)
- "No Man's Land" (live)
- Holland 12" single (2018046)
- "51st State"
- "Ten Commandments"
- "A Liberal Education" (live)
- "No Rest" (live)
References
- "Robert Heaton obituary". The Independent. 9 October 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- "51st State Chart History". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
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