Cut (Golden Earring album)
Encyclopedia
Cut is an album
by Dutch
hard rock
band Golden Earring
, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music
). The album spawned the hit song "Twilight Zone," which reached #1 in the Netherlands and #10 in the United States
.
The album's iconic cover image of the jack
of diamonds playing card
being shredded by a bullet is used in the music video of "Twilight Zone" in which the card represents the life of the rogue espionage agent. However, in the video, the bullet hits about two centimetres lower than on the cover.
A music video was also made to support the second single released from the album, "The Devil Made Me Do It." However, the song/video saw limited airplay in the United States, due to its lyric containing the word "bullshit."
Singles - Billboard (United States)
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band Golden Earring
Golden Earring
Golden Earring are a Dutch rock band, founded in 1961 in The Hague as the Golden Earrings . They had international chart success with the songs "Radar Love" in 1973, "Twilight Zone" in 1982, and "When the Lady Smiles" in 1984. In their home country, they had over 40 hits and made over 30 gold and...
, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music
1982 in music
This is a list of notable events in music from 1982. 1982 was a big year in music with Madonna making her debut as well as the year that Michael Jackson released Thriller which became the world's best selling album and it still holds that title today....
). The album spawned the hit song "Twilight Zone," which reached #1 in the Netherlands and #10 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
The album's iconic cover image of the jack
Jack (playing card)
A Jack, also Knave, is a playing card with a picture of a man on it. The usual rank of a jack, within its suit, is as if it were an 11 ....
of diamonds playing card
Playing card
A playing card is a piece of specially prepared heavy paper, thin cardboard, plastic-coated paper, cotton-paper blend, or thin plastic, marked with distinguishing motifs and used as one of a set for playing card games...
being shredded by a bullet is used in the music video of "Twilight Zone" in which the card represents the life of the rogue espionage agent. However, in the video, the bullet hits about two centimetres lower than on the cover.
A music video was also made to support the second single released from the album, "The Devil Made Me Do It." However, the song/video saw limited airplay in the United States, due to its lyric containing the word "bullshit."
Track listing
- "The Devil Made Me Do It" (Barry Hay, George Kooymans) – 3:25
- "Future" (Kooymans) – 5:25
- "Baby Dynamite" (Hay) – 5:15
- "Last of the Mohicans" (Hay, Kooymans) – 4:09
- "Lost and Found" (Gerritsen, Hay) – 4:00
- "Twilight Zone" (Kooymans) – 7:58
- "Chargin' Up My Batteries" (Hay, Kooymans) – 4:17
- "Secrets" (Hay) – 4:04
Credits
- Rinus Gerritsen - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... - Barry Hay - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - George Kooymans - guitar, vocals
- Robert Jan Stips - synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
- Cesar Zuiderwijk - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Production
- Producer: Shell Schellekens
- Engineer: John Kriek
- Digital mastering: Dick Van Leeuwen
- Horn arrangements: Hans Hollestelle
- Photography: Harold Edgerton, Kees Tabak
- Lettering: Koos O.
Charts
Album - Billboard (United States)| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Top LPs & Tapes (Billboard 200) | 24 |
Singles - Billboard (United States)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | "Twilight Zone" | Rock Tracks | 1 |
| 1983 | "Twilight Zone" | Hot 100 singles chart | 10 |
| 1983 | "The Devil Made Me Do It" | Hot 100 singles chart | 79 |