"My Love of this Land" is Killing Joke's

Killing Joke

Killing Joke are an English post-punk band formed in October 1978 in Notting Hill, London, England; other sources report the band formed in early 1979.Related news articles: Founding members Jaz Coleman and Geordie Walker have been the only constant members.A key influence on industrial rock,...

 second single off their seventh studio album, Outside the Gate

Outside the Gate

Outside the Gate is the seventh album by English post-punk group Killing Joke and is arguably the most controversial release among their fans....

. It was released on July 3, 1988, under E'G Records.

"My Love of this Land" reached number eighty-nine on the 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 ...

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Releases

"My Love of this Land" was first released as a 7" single. Similar to "America

America (Killing Joke song)

"America" is Killing JokeKilling Joke's first single off their seventh studio album, Outside the Gate. It was released on April 4, 1988, under E'G Records....

", it was the second official single by Killing Joke to be produced by members of the band. "My Love of this Land" was featured as the A-side and "Darkness Before Dawn" as a B-side, previously from the album Night Time

Night Time

Night Time is the fifth studio album by Killing Joke, released in 1985. It was an international hit, featuring some of their best-known tracks like "Night Time", "Eighties", "Love Like Blood", and "Kings and Queens"....

. "My Love of this Land" was then released as a 10" single in the UK. It featured a remix of "My Love of this Land" by Glenn Skinner as the A-side, along with "Darkness Before Dawn". The B-side featured "Follow the Leaders-Dub

Follow the Leaders

Follow the Leaders is Killing Joke's only single from their second studio album, What's THIS For...!. It reached number fifty-five in the UK Singles Chart in May, 1981, and number twenty-five in the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs...

" and "Sun Goes Down". A third release of the single was on a 12" single. The A-side was the same as the A-side of the 10" release, while the B-side included a live version of "Pssyche" with "Follow the Leaders-Dub".

10" single

Side A

1. "My Love of this Land" – 03:58Mixed by Glenn Skinner
2. "Darkness Before Dawn" – 05:18

Side B

1. "Follow the Leaders-Dub" – 04:00
2. "Sun Goes Down" – 04:19

12" single

Side A

1. "My Love of this Land" – 03:58
2. "Darkness Before Dawn" – 05:18

Side B

1. "Follow the Leaders-Dub" – 04:00
2. "Pssyche (Live)" – 04:38

Charts

Year	Chart	Peak Position
1988	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 ...	89