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{{short description|Song by Killing Joke}}
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{{Infobox single
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| Name = Nervous System
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| Cover = Nervous_System_1979.jpg|
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| Artist = [[Killing Joke]]
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{{Infobox song
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| Album = [[Turn to Red]]
| B-side = "Turn to Red"
| name = Nervous System
| Released = {{Start date|December, 1979}}
| cover = Nervous_System_1979.jpg
| Format = [[7" single]]
| alt =
| Genre = [[Post-punk]]
| type = single
| Length = 8:20
| artist = [[Killing Joke]]
| Label = [[Island Records]]
| album = [[Turn to Red]] (EP)
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| B-side = Turn to Red
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| Writer = [[Jaz Coleman]]<br />[[Geordie Walker|Kevin "Geordie" Walker]]<br />[[Martin "Youth" Glover]]<br />[[Paul Ferguson]]
| released = 30 November 1979<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1979/Music-Week-1979-12-01.pdf|title=Music Week|page=32}}</ref>
| Engineer = [[Mark Lusardi]]
| recorded =
| Producer = [[Killing Joke]]
| studio =
| This single = "'''Nervous System'''"<br />(1979)
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| venue =
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| Next single = "[[Wardance (song)|Wardance]]"<br />(1980)
| Misc =
| genre = [[Post-punk]]
| length = 8:20
{{Extra track listing
| Album = [[Turn to Red]]
| label = [[Island Records|Island]]
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| writer = [[Jaz Coleman]], [[Geordie Walker|Kevin "Geordie" Walker]], [[Martin "Youth" Glover]], [[Paul Ferguson]]
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| Type = single
| prev_track = "Turn to Red"
| producer = Killing Joke
| prev_title =
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| prev_no = 1
| prev_year =
| this_track = "'''Nervous System'''"
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| next_title = [[Wardance (song)|Wardance]]
| track_no = 2
| next_year = 1980
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| next_track = "Are You Receiving?"
| next_no = 3
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternate cover
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}}
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| type = single
{{Extra track listing
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| cover = Nervous_System_1979_non-promo.jpg
| Album = [[Almost Red]]
| border =
| Type = single
| prev_track = "Almost Red"
| alt =
| caption =
| prev_no = 1
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}}
| this_track = "'''Nervous System'''"
| track_no = 2
| next_track = "Are You Receiving?"
| next_no = 3
}}
{{Extra album cover
| Upper caption = B-side Sleeve
| Type = single
| Cover = Nervous_System_sleeve.jpg
| Lower caption = ''Nervous System Side B Inner Sleeve''
}}
{{Extra album cover
| Upper caption = 7" Non-Promo
| Type = single
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| Cover = Nervous_System_1979_non-promo.jpg
| Lower caption = ''Non-Promo release (1979)''
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}}
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"'''Nervous System'''" is a song by English [[post-punk]] band [[Killing Joke]]. It was released in 1979 by [[Island Records]] as the band's debut single,<ref name="strong">{{cite book |last=Strong |first=Martin C. |author-link=Martin C. Strong|year=1998 |title=The Great Rock Discography |location=Edinburgh |publisher=[[Canongate Books]] |page=433 |isbn=0-86241-827-5}}</ref> shortly after the release of their ''[[Turn to Red]]'' EP.
'''''Nervous System''''' is [[Killing Joke]]'s first single, released in December, 1979, shortly after the release of their ''[[Almost Red]]'' EP. ''Nervous System'' originally appeared on their debut EP, ''[[Turn to Red]]'', and was released as a 7" single. Both 7" promo and non-promo singles were releasd under Island Records with different album covers. The non-promo featured the same album cover as the ''Almost Red'' EP (different title), and the promo was an Island Record factory cover.<ref name="Discogs">{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/Killing-Joke-Nervous-System/release/1390074 |title=Nervous System |accessdate=8 December 2008}}</ref>

== Release ==

"Nervous System" originally appeared on the band's debut EP, ''[[Turn to Red/Almost Red|Turn to Red]]''. It was then released in December 1979 on 7" vinyl by Island Records as the band's debut single. Both promo and non-promo versions of the single were released by Island Records with different cover art. The non-promo featured the same album cover as the ''Almost Red'' EP, while the promo featured an Island Records factory cover. The single did not chart.


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
7"
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;Side A
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#"Nervous System" – 04:10


;Side B
; Side A

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#"Turn to Red" – 04:10
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# "Nervous System" – 4:10

; Side B

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# "Turn to Red" – 4:10

12"

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; Side A

# "Almost Red"
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# "Nervous System"

; Side B

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# "Are you Receiving"
# "Turn to Red"


== References ==
== References ==

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[[Category:Songs written by Martin Glover]]
[[Category:Songs written by Youth (musician)]]
[[Category:Island Records singles]]

Latest revision as of 02:52, 28 August 2024

"Nervous System"
Single by Killing Joke
from the album Turn to Red (EP)
B-side"Turn to Red"
Released30 November 1979[1]
GenrePost-punk
Length8:20
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)Jaz Coleman, Kevin "Geordie" Walker, Martin "Youth" Glover, Paul Ferguson
Producer(s)Killing Joke
Killing Joke singles chronology
"Nervous System"
(1979) 		"Wardance"
(1980)
Alternate cover

"Nervous System" is a song by English post-punk band Killing Joke. It was released in 1979 by Island Records as the band's debut single,[2] shortly after the release of their Turn to Red EP.

Release

[edit]

"Nervous System" originally appeared on the band's debut EP, Turn to Red. It was then released in December 1979 on 7" vinyl by Island Records as the band's debut single. Both promo and non-promo versions of the single were released by Island Records with different cover art. The non-promo featured the same album cover as the Almost Red EP, while the promo featured an Island Records factory cover. The single did not chart.

Track listing

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7"

Side A
  1. "Nervous System" – 4:10
Side B
  1. "Turn to Red" – 4:10

12"

Side A
  1. "Almost Red"
  2. "Nervous System"
Side B
  1. "Are you Receiving"
  2. "Turn to Red"

References

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  1. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 32.
  2. ^ Strong, Martin C. (1998). The Great Rock Discography. Edinburgh: Canongate Books. p. 433. ISBN 0-86241-827-5.
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