Bang! (World Party album)

Bang!
Studio album by World Party
Released	26 April 1993
Recorded	March 1991 – October 1992
Genre	Rock
Length	52:22
Label	Ensign
Producer	Karl Wallinger
World Party chronology
Goodbye Jumbo (1990) Bang! (1993) Egyptology (1997)

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Bang! is the third album by British group World Party, released by Ensign Records on April 26, 1993. While previous World Party albums were essentially solo projects by one-man orchestra Karl Wallinger, for this album World Party officially became a three-person group: Wallinger (vocals, keyboards, guitars, basses, etc.), Dave Catlin-Birch (guitars), and Chris Sharrock (drums). As well, the band is aided by a number of guest artists.

In 2000, the album was re-released by Papillon Records with new cover art.

Track listing

All songs written by Karl Wallinger, except where noted.

1. "Kingdom Come" – 5:27
2. "Is It Like Today?" – 5:11
3. "What Is Love All About?" – 4:06
4. "And God Said..." (Wallinger, Guy Chambers) – 0:26
5. "Give It All Away" § – 4:23
6. "Sooner or Later" – 4:34
7. "Hollywood" – 4:09
8. "Radio Days" (Wallinger, Chambers, David Catlin-Birch) – 4:53
9. "Rescue Me" – 6:06
10. "Sunshine" – 4:31
11. "All I Gave" – 3:47
12. "Give It All Away (Reprise)" ¥—

• § Give It All Away is an extended mix of 8m34s in the UK version. The US version is shorter at 4m23s.
• There is a hidden track towards the end of Give It All Away (Reprise), a track only on the US release, entitled "Surfing in Kuwait City" or, more simply, "Kuwait City". It is a satirical song and a pastiche in the style of the Beach Boys. It makes a social commentary on the 1991 Gulf War.

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