Crime of Passion (Mike Oldfield song)

"Crime of Passion"
Single by Mike Oldfield
B-side "Jungle Gardenia"
Released December 1983 (1983-12)
Format 7", 12" vinyl
Genre Pop rock
Length 4:08
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s) Mike Oldfield
Producer(s) Mike Oldfield
Mike Oldfield singles chronology
"Shadow on the Wall"
(1983)		 "Crime of Passion"
(1983)		 "To France"
(1984)

"Shadow on the Wall"
(1983)		 "Crime of Passion"
(1984)		 "To France"
(1984)

"Crime of Passion" is a non-album single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1984 on Virgin Records. The song features Barry Palmer performing vocals.

Song analysis

The front cover features a sepia photograph of Mike Oldfield's mother Maureen, who died in January 1974, ten years before the release of this single.[1] The song was released between Oldfield's albums Crises and Discovery.

The music video for "Crime of Passion" takes place in a surrealistic children's play room featuring books, giant blocks (with letters on them), a girl on a swing, a military drummer and a clown. In the video Oldfield performs in a 'mechanical' fashion with Ovation and Fender Stratocaster guitars, while Palmer sits on a box and sings. The video is available on the Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield video.

Track listing

7-inch single

  1. "Crime of Passion" – 3:37
  2. "Jungle Gardenia" – 2:44

12-inch single

  1. "Crime of Passion" (Extended version) – 4:08
  2. "Jungle Gardenia" – 2:44

Charts

Chart (1984) Peak
position
Germany (Official German Charts)[2] 17
Ireland (IRMA)[3] 22
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[4] 10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 17
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[6] 61
Denmark[7] 1
Greece[8] 3

References

  1. ↑ "Singles". Amadian. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
  2. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Mike Oldfield – Crime of Passion". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Mike Oldfield – Crime of Passion". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Mike Oldfield – Crime of Passion". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  6. ↑ http://www.theofficialcharts.com/search-results-album/_/Crime+Of+Passion#single
  7. ↑ Eurotipsheet #1, 1984
  8. ↑ Eurotipsheet #1, 1984
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