"Crucified" is a 1991 song recorded by the Swedish band Army of Lovers

Army Of Lovers

Army of Lovers are a Swedish dance music group formed in 1987.The name of the band alludes to a documentary Armee der Liebenden oder Revolte der Perversen about the German gay rights activist Rosa von Praunheim, the title of which in turn alludes to the Theban Band.-History:The founding members,...

. It is the first single

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 from their second album Massive Luxury Overdose

Massive Luxury Overdose

Massive Luxury Overdose is the second studio album by the Swedish pop group Army of Lovers. The album was released in 1991 and contains some of the band's biggest hits, including Obsession and Crucified, which was a #1 hit in 29 countries. The album also includes Ride the Bullet, which was...

and the seventh single to be released by the band. It was released from May 1991 (in Sweden) to February 1992 (in France

France

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). A re-edition that features on Massive Luxury Overdose

Massive Luxury Overdose

Massive Luxury Overdose is the second studio album by the Swedish pop group Army of Lovers. The album was released in 1991 and contains some of the band's biggest hits, including Obsession and Crucified, which was a #1 hit in 29 countries. The album also includes Ride the Bullet, which was...

 (US Version) was made in 1992. "Crucified" is possibly the best known song released by the band.

It was recorded by Jean-Pierre Barda

Jean-Pierre Barda

Jean-Pierre Barda is a Swedish singer, actor, make up artist and hair dresser of Algerian descent. He is most notable for being one of the founding members of the pop group Army of Lovers.- Early life :...

 (vocals, drums

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), Alexander Bard

Alexander Bard

Alexander Bengt Magnus Bard is a Swedish artist, music producer and writer.-Background and education:Bard was born Alexander Bengt Magnus Bard in Medevi, Motala Municipality, Sweden. After he had completed his upper secondary education, Bard studied in the United States and in Amsterdam, Netherlands...

 (vocals, computer) and La Camilla (vocals, bass) who also feature in the videoclip. The two remixes available on the CD maxi and vinyl

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 12" maxi are made by Nuzak.

Kurt Cobain

Kurt Cobain

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 of the hugely successful alternative rock

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 group Nirvana

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 praised the band in his posthumously published journals, but specifically the song "Crucified."

The song was successful in several European countries, including Germany

Germany

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, Sweden

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, Austria

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 and Switzerland

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, where it reached the top 10. It reached the #1 in Belgium

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 and also in Finland where it charted 13 weeks in the Top-20. In the United States, "Crucified" became a huge club hit and radio favorite, debuting at #6 in the U.S. Billboard Dance singles chart and spending a total of 14 weeks in the Top-20.

The song was played in Gabriel Aghion

Gabriel Aghion

-Biography:He was born in Alexandria, in Egypt on 30 December 1955.-Filmography:* La Scarlatine * Bras de Fer * Rue du Bac * Pédale douce -Biography:He was born in Alexandria, in Egypt on 30 December 1955.-Filmography:* La Scarlatine (1983)* Bras de Fer (1985)* Rue du Bac (1990)* Pédale douce...

's 1996 film, Pédale douce, and was thus included in the tracklisting of the soundtrack. It was also played in the film Marock

Marock

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(2005).

The video for the song was featured in the third season episode of Beavis and Butthead Cleaning House. The pair react favourably to the video when Camilla is on screen (mainly due to her breasts) but complain when the men appear.

Formats and track listings

Cassette single

1. "Crucified" — 3:32
2. "Love Revolution" — 4:02

CD single

1. "Crucified" (Radio Edit) — 3:32
2. "Crucified" (The Nuzak Remix) — 8:03
3. "Crucified" (Yherushalaim Dub) — 7:39

7" single

1. "Crucified" — 3:32
2. "Love Revolution" — 4:02

12" maxi

1. "Crucified" (The Nuzak Remix) — 8:03
2. "Crucified" (Yherushalaim Dub) — 7:42
3. "Crucified" (Radio Edit) — 3:32

CD single (UK re-issue)

1. "Crucified" (Radio Edit) - 3:32
2. "Crucified" (Crucifixion Hardcore '92 Mix) - 5:06
3. "Crucified" (The Maffia Mix) - 5:53
4. "Crucified" (The Nuzak Mix) 8:03

CD maxi (U.S.)

1. "Crucified" (Single Version) - 3:31
2. "Crucified" (Nuzak Remix) - 8:00
3. "Crucified" (Judas Mix) - 6:47
4. "Crucified" (Judas Mix Dubstramental) - 4:19
5. "Crucified" (Teknostradamus Mix) - 6:36
6. "Crucified" (Teknostalgia Mix) - 4:14
7. "Crucified" (Crucifixion Mix) 5:09
8. "Ride The Bullet" (The DNA Remix) - 4:54
9. "Ride The Bullet" (Molotov Cocktail Mix) - 4:58
10. "Ride The Bullet" (Tren De Amor Mix) - 6:24

12" maxi (UK Re-issue)

1. "Crucified" (The Nuzak Mix) 8:03
2. "Crucified" (Crucifixion Hardcore '92 Mix) - 5:06
3. "Crucified" (The Maffia Mix) - 5:53

Credits and personnel

• Produced by: Alexander Bard
  Alexander Bard
  Alexander Bengt Magnus Bard is a Swedish artist, music producer and writer.-Background and education:Bard was born Alexander Bengt Magnus Bard in Medevi, Motala Municipality, Sweden. After he had completed his upper secondary education, Bard studied in the United States and in Amsterdam, Netherlands...
  
   and Anders Wollbeck
  Anders Wollbeck
  Anders Wilhelm Axel Wollbeck is a Swedish songwriter and producer. He plays the guitar and keyboard. He is part of the songwriting and production duo Vacuum together with Mattias Lindblom...
  
  
• Co-produced and engineered by: Per Adebratt
• Recorded and mixed at: Sonct Studios, Stockholm
  Stockholm
  Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
  
  
• Lead vocals by: Jean-Pierre Barda
  Jean-Pierre Barda
  Jean-Pierre Barda is a Swedish singer, actor, make up artist and hair dresser of Algerian descent. He is most notable for being one of the founding members of the pop group Army of Lovers.- Early life :...
  
  
• Backing vocals by: Katarina Wilczewski, Erika Essen-Möller, Malin Bäckström, Jean-Paul Wall and Rickard Evenlind
• Keyboard
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  s and programming by: Anders Wollbeck. Katarina Wilczewski appears courtesy of Caprice Records. Jean-Paul Wall and Richard Evenlind appear courtesy of Sonet Grammofon. Anders Wollbeck appears courtesy of Sunrise Records.

• Executive producer: Ola Håkansson
• Sleeve design by: Marie S-Wollback
• Photography by: Carl-Johan Paulin
• Stylist: Camilla Thulin
  Camilla Thulin
  Camilla Thulin is one of Sweden's best-known fashion designers. She is particularly known for having designed all of Army of Lovers' outfits, and for having given Swedish politician Lars Leijonborg his new "man of the people" image in the lead-up to the 2002 Swedish elections...
  
  
• Hair and make-up by: Jean-Pierre Barda
• Promotion supervisor: Jonas Holst
• Video clip directed by: Fredrik Boklund
  and Martin Persson
• Management: La La La Entreprises

Peak positions

Chart (1991/92)	Peak position
Austrian Singles Chart	3
Belgian Singles Chart	1
Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...	2
French SNEP Singles Chart	22
German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...	5
Swedish Singles Chart	8
Swiss Singles Chart	6
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	31
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...	6
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	6

Year-end charts

End of year chart (1992)	Position
Austrian Singles Chart	25
Dutch Top 40	25

Chart successions