My Kingdom (song)
1996 single by The Future Sound of London
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"My Kingdom" is the first single from Future Sound of London's 1996 release Dead Cities. It is written in a theme and variation format on the song "My Kingdom", but Part 4 returns to the original theme. Part 5 is the radio edit.[1]
| "My Kingdom" | ||||
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| Single by The Future Sound of London | ||||
| from the album Dead Cities | ||||
| Released | 14 October 1996 | |||
| Recorded | Earthbeat Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Ambient Techno IDM | |||
| Length | 30:22 | |||
| Label | Astralwerks Virgin Cat. VSCDT 1605, 7243 8 93817 2 6 | |||
| Songwriter | FSOL | |||
| Producer | FSOL | |||
| The Future Sound of London singles chronology | ||||
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Track listing
- "My Kingdom: Part 1" (10:50)
- "My Kingdom: Part 2" (03:15) (Leon Mar reconstruct)
- "My Kingdom: Part 3" (07:11)
- "My Kingdom: Part 4" (05:12)
- "My Kingdom: Part 5" (03:54)
Crew & Notes
- The guitar sample is by Ozric Tentacles, from the song "Phalarn Dawn" on their album, "Pungent Effulgent"[2]
- The pan flute sample (performed by Gheorghe Zamfir), is from "Cockeye's Song" and "Childhood Memories", on the soundtrack to Once Upon a Time in America by Ennio Morricone, although it is only credited on the sleeve as being from "Once Upon a Time in America".[3]
- The vocal sample is by Mary Hopkin, from "Rachel's Song", on the Blade Runner soundtrack by Vangelis[4]
- "My Kingdom: Part 3" starts with the voice sample from "Everyone in the World is Doing Something Without Me" also from Dead Cities.[5]
- Engineer – Yage
- Producer – Future Sound of London, The
- Written By Dougans, Cobain
- Ralph Ineson appears in the video.
Chart position
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1996 | UK Singles Chart | #13 |