Govinda (Kula Shaker song)
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| Single by Kula Shaker | ||||
| from the album K | ||||
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| Released | 11 November 1996[1] | |||
| Recorded | January–May 1996 | |||
| Studio | Various | |||
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| Length | 4:57 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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| Producer | John Leckie | |||
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"Govinda" is a song by British rock band Kula Shaker, released on their debut album, K (1996).[4] Sung entirely in Sanskrit,[5] the song includes Indian influences and tambura and tabla instrumentation. "Govinda" was issued as a single on 11 November 1996 and peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart.
Kula Shaker made a music video for the song, directed by Michael Geoghegan. The cover artwork for the single featured a Longines Conquest watch, with the band logo and song title in place of the Longines branding. An alternative version of the track, called "Govinda '97, Hari & ST. George", appeared on Kula Shaker's Summer Sun EP, released in July 1997.
Lead singer and guitarist Crispian Mills said that the song was born out of an improvisation and based on a Hindu prayer to Krishna. The words Govinda jaya jaya literally mean "Krishna (the Divine Cowherd), Glory, Glory". The text is taken from a Sanskrit devotional chant, titled "Govinda Jaya Jaya". The latter was previously recorded in 1970 by devotees from the London Radha Krishna Temple and released as the B-side of their single "Govinda" (a different song), produced by George Harrison.
Track listings
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UK CD1[6]
UK CD2[7]
UK 7-inch single[8]
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UK cassette single[9]
European and Australian CD single[10]
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