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About This Track
“The Killing Moon” is among the most popular songs by the band Echo & the Bunnymen. The lyrics were written and sung by the band’s vocalist, Ian McCulloch, it was released on their 1984 album Ocean Rain. It is one of the band’s highest-charting hits, reaching number 9 in the UK Singles Chart.
According to the liner notes of Echo and the Bunnymen’s Crystal Days box set, Ian McCulloch woke up one morning with the phrase “fate up against your will” in mind. He wrote it down and the remainder of the song fell in place from there.
In 1998, the song appeared in the film Gia.
The song was used quite prominently in the 2001 cult film Donnie Darko. Played over the opening sequence, it was in fact a last minute substitution by the film’s director, Richard Kelly, when he could not obtain the rights to use INXS’s “Never Tear Us Apart”, which was later used in the director’s cut. In the director’s cut “The Killing Moon” was played as originally intended during the Halloween party towards the end of the film.
Another use of the song was in grosse pointe blank at the scene when Martin Blank exits Debbie Newberry’s radio-booth after a short interview in which we learn he stood her up at prom night and disappeared for 10 years.
The song was also used in the film The Girl Next Door in the scene in which the protagonist first sees his new neighbour.
“The Killing Moon” was used in Transworld’s “First Love”. It was the song used for Shiloh Greathouse’s part.
According to the liner notes of Echo and the Bunnymen’s Crystal Days box set, Ian McCulloch woke up one morning with the phrase “fate up against your will” in mind. He wrote it down and the remainder of the song fell in place from there.
In 1998, the song appeared in the film Gia.
The song was used quite prominently in the 2001 cult film Donnie Darko. Played over the opening sequence, it was in fact a last minute substitution by the film’s director, Richard Kelly, when he could not obtain the rights to use INXS’s “
Never Tear Us Apart”, which was later used in the director’s cut. In the director’s cut “The Killing Moon” was played as originally intended during the Halloween party towards the end of the film. Another use of the song was in grosse pointe blank at the scene when Martin Blank exits Debbie Newberry’s radio-booth after a short interview in which we learn he stood her up at prom night and disappeared for 10 years.
The song was also used in the film The Girl Next Door in the scene in which the protagonist first sees his new neighbour.
“The Killing Moon” was used in Transworld’s “First Love”. It was the song used for Shiloh Greathouse’s part.
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indiegolfer wrote:
one of the greatest songs ever, terrible commercial
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whatsawhorelady wrote:
<3 <3 <3 <3
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lenn9o9n wrote:
Probably one of the best songs ever written. Beautiful. [3]
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lenn9o9n wrote:
unwillingly mine
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LuxxXAeterna wrote:
...schwärm!....
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RbrtsWax88 wrote:
Oh Yeah! Ian, what talent.
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Ivana_Shirayuki wrote:
Killing time, unwillingly mine. ♥
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kikikirsche wrote:
♥
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trxrck wrote:
Killing Time Unwillingly Mine. It says so much in so few words.
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tacogirl wrote:
darkly beautiful
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mr_chrismoore wrote:
killer track, as good today as it was all those moons ago..
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shaantigraphics wrote:
Breathtaking a lot!!! ; )
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starfloka wrote:
A little breathtaking
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KingFahtah wrote:
I see a giant rabbit
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miunicaverdad wrote:
all time fave
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AM_Poet wrote:
Up against your will, through the thick and thin, he will wait until you give yourself to him...
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Meerahpowell wrote:
Probably one of the best songs ever written. Beautiful. [2]
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hatori77 wrote:
que punteo con más clase...solid 80´s
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JerryZola25 wrote:
classic track - class band
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seasiderone wrote:
this will be my earworm for the rest of the day!
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