Prisoner of Love (Tin Machine song)
1989 single by Tin Machine
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"Prisoner of Love" is a song by Tin Machine taken from their eponymous debut album, issued as their third single in October 1989.
studio material recorded at
Mountain Studios, Montreux Switzerland,
and Compass Point Studios, Nassau
live recording
25th of June 1989;
at La Cigale, Paris
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| Single by Tin Machine | ||||
| from the album Tin Machine | ||||
| B-side | "Baby Can Dance" (Live) / "Crack City" (Live) | |||
| Released | 30 October 1989 | |||
| Recorded | August 1988 – early 1989; studio material recorded at Mountain Studios, Montreux Switzerland, and Compass Point Studios, Nassau live recording 25th of June 1989; at La Cigale, Paris | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 4:09 | |||
| Label | EMI MT 76 | |||
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| Producers | ||||
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Song development
Live performances and video
The band elected not to make music videos for singles from the album, and instead created a 13-minute megamix video, in which "Prisoner of Love" was included. The video, directed by Julien Temple, went unreleased commercially until its 30th anniversary in 2019.[3]
"Prisoner of Love" was performed during the 1989 Tin Machine Tour. The single was backed by live tracks recorded at La Cigale, Paris on 25 June 1989, and had a novel heart-shaped 7" picture disc release. It failed to chart in the UK or the US.
Track listing
7" version
- "Prisoner of Love" (Edit) (Bowie, Gabrels, Sales, Sales) – 4:09
- "Baby Can Dance" (Live) (Bowie) – 6:16
12"/CD version
- "Prisoner of Love" (Edit) (Bowie, Gabrels, Sales, Sales) – 4:09
- "Baby Can Dance" (Live) (Bowie) – 6:16
- "Crack City" (Live) (Bowie) – 5:13
- "Prisoner of Love" (LP version) (Bowie, Gabrels, Sales, Sales) – 4:51
Credits and personnel
Producers
Musicians
- David Bowie – vocals, guitar
- Reeves Gabrels – lead guitar
- Hunt Sales – drums, vocals
- Tony Sales – bass, vocals
Additional musicians
- Kevin Armstrong – rhythm guitar