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see the lights
composers
Written by: Kerr / Burchill
publisher
© Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd: (1991 - 2007)
© JKMC-Bucks Music Group Ltd / Hornall Music: (2008 - 2014)
© BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd: (2015 -)
background
"In some ways I feel that this is one of our best ever songs. It has a great mixture of deep darkness yet
ultimatly compelling light within its words and melody" - Jim
The song was first composed during the Wisseloord Sessions of November-December 1989 and was track 6 of a compilation
of ideas (dated December 1989). All the elements of the final song were present in the demo itself.
The song was one of the few played live during the Covid-19 stricken, and locked-down, 2020. A stripped down version of
Simple Minds (Jim, Charlie
and Cherisse) played a likewise minimalistic version for
Nordoff Robbins' The Stars Come Out For Christmas (which was streamed on YouTube on the
15th December 2020). It was an interesting new version with extra electronica bolstering
its acoustic foundations and featured an accompanying video of a rather cold looking band, perched on a Taromina
balcony, playing the song whilst cut-scenes revealed day-to-day life around the town.
see also:
See The Lights (Demo)
lyrics
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Summer's gone winter's in your eyes,
I can feel the thunder storms inside.
I wake every morning and the cold winds cover me.
All I've got's a ghost of what could be.
If you can see the lights, shine in front of me.
If you can see the lights, shout out where you'll be.
I'm in a broken dream I stare out into space.
You know I called you up 'cos nothing takes your place.
I've got a heart of stone and it's sinking deep inside.
I want to tell you love I'm too proud to cry.
If you can see the lights, shine in front of me.
If you can see the lights, shout out where you'll be.
Summer's gone and I can't tell you lies.
Oh forgive me love, I'm too proud to cry.
If you can see the lights, shine in front of me.
If you can see the lights, shout out where you'll be.
Summer's gone and I can't tell you lies.
Forgive me love, I'm too proud to cry.
Too proud to cry.
Too proud to cry.
Too proud to cry.
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discography
Promo Fade (2:40)
Producer: Stephen Lipson
Engineer and MIDI Manager: Heff Horaes
Mixing Assistant: Giles Cowley
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Radio Edit (3:30)
Producer: Stephen Lipson
Engineer and MIDI Manager: Heff Horaes
Mixing Assistant: Giles Cowley
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Full Length Intro (3:48)
Producer: Stephen Lipson
Engineer and MIDI Manager: Heff Horaes
Mixing Assistant: Giles Cowley
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7" Version Edit (3:55)
Producer: Stephen Lipson
Engineer and MIDI Manager: Heff Horaes
Mixing Assistant: Giles Cowley
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7" Version Edit No Guitar Solo (3:55)
Producer: Stephen Lipson
Engineer and MIDI Manager: Heff Horaes
Mixing Assistant: Giles Cowley
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7" Version (4:26)
Producer: Stephen Lipson
Engineer and MIDI Manager: Heff Horaes
Mixing Assistant: Giles Cowley
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LP Edit (3:54)
Producer: Stephen Lipson
Engineer and MIDI Manager: Heff Horaes
Mixing Assistant: Giles Cowley
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Album Version (4:22)
Producer: Stephen Lipson
Engineer and MIDI Manager: Heff Horaes
Mixing Assistant: Giles Cowley
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12" Version (7:01)
Producer: Stephen Lipson
Engineer and MIDI Manager: Heff Moraes
Mixing Assistant: Giles Cowley
Mixed by Julian Mendelsohn
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Live Version (13th August 1991) (4:52)
Recorded: Barrowlands, Glasgow, UK
Produced by Stephen Lipson
Engineered by Heff Moraes
Mastered by: Simon Heyworth
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Live Version (4:48)
Recorded: Black And White Tour 2006
Mixed By Jez Coad
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Live Version (3rd November 2009) (5:05)
Recorded: Arena, Vienna, Austria
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (5th November 2009) (5:39)
Recorded: Saschall, Florence, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (6th November 2009) (5:32)
Recorded: Neon Concept Club, Ancona, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (7th November 2009) (5:37)
Recorded: Atlantico, Rome, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (8th November 2009) (5:38)
Recorded: Gran Teatro Di Padova, Padova, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (18th November 2009) (5:46)
Recorded: La Riviera, Madrid, Spain
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (19th November 2009) (5:46)
Recorded: Kursaal, San Sebastian, Spain
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (22nd November 2009) (6:26)
Recorded: Falconer Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (23rd November 2009) (6:52)
Recorded: Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (24th November 2009) (5:34)
Recorded: Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (26th November 2009) (5:37)
Recorded: Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (27th November 2009) (5:39)
Recorded: Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (28th November 2009) (6:20)
Recorded: Forest National, Brussels, Belgium
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (30th November 2009) (5:32)
Recorded: Metro Arena, Newcastle, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (2nd December 2009) (6:29)
Recorded: NEC, Birmingham, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (3rd December 2009) (5:32)
Recorded: MEN, Manchester, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (5th December 2009) (5:36)
Recorded: Arena, Sheffield, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (6th December 2009) (5:34)
Recorded: CIA, Cardiff, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (7th December 2009) (5:33)
Recorded: Arena, Wembley, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (9th December 2009) (5:30)
Recorded: 02, Dublin, Ireland
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (10th December 2009) (5:33)
Recorded: Odyssey, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (11th December 2009) (5:32)
Recorded: SECC, Glasgow, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (12th December 2009) (5:31)
Recorded: AEC, Aberdeen, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (17th December 2009) (5:39)
Recorded: Popcentrum, Tilburg, Netherlands
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (18th December 2009) (5:36)
Recorded: Autostadt Piazza, Wolfsburg, Germany
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (30th November 2012) (5:12)
Recorded: Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Australia
Produced by: Zach Bair
Recorded and Mixed by: Matt Dever
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Live Version (1st December 2012) (5:27)
Recorded: Rochford Wines, Yarra Valley, Australia
Produced by: Zach Bair
Recorded and Mixed by: Matt Dever
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Live Version (2nd December 2012) (5:18)
Recorded: Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, Australia
Produced by: Zach Bair
Recorded and Mixed by: Matt Dever
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Live Version (4th December 2012) (5:11)
Recorded: Kings Park and Botanic Garden, Perth, Australia
Produced by: Zach Bair
Recorded and Mixed by: Matt Dever
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Live Version (7th December 2012) (5:16)
Recorded: Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia
Produced by: Zach Bair
Recorded and Mixed by: Matt Dever
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Live Version (8th December 2012) (5:15)
Recorded: Bimbadgen Winery, Hunter Valley New South Wales, Australia
Produced by: Zach Bair
Recorded and Mixed by: Matt Dever
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Live Version (9th December 2012) (5:04)
Recorded: Sirromet Wines, Mount Cotton, Australia
Produced by: Zach Bair
Recorded and Mixed by: Matt Dever
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Live Version (12th December 2012) (5:04)
Recorded: Entertainment Centre, Wollongong, Australia
Produced by: Zach Bair
Recorded and Mixed by: Matt Dever
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Live Version (29th March 2013) (5:08)
Recorded: Sands Centre, Carlisle, UK
Mixed By Concert Live
Remastered By Derrick Carter
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Live Version (6th April 2013) (5:07)
Recorded: Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, UK
Mixed By Concert Live
Remastered By Derrick Carter
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Live Version (15th April 2013) (5:09)
Recorded: O2 Academy, Bournemouth, UK
Mixed By Concert Live
Remastered By Derrick Carter
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Live Version (20th November 2013) (5:08)
Recorded: Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Mixed By Concert Live
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Live Version (27th November 2013) (5:14)
Recorded: Hydro, Glasgow, UK
Mixing: Olivier Gerard (GG) at Jet Studios, Brussels
Sound Engineer: Rudy Coclet
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Live Version (28th November 2013) (5:09)
Recorded: Arena, Manchester, UK
Mixed By Concert Live
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Live Version (30th November 2013) (5:14)
Recorded: O2, London, UK
Mixed By Concert Live
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Live Version (26th January 2014) (5:13)
Recorded: Palladium, Riga, Latvia
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (27th January 2014) (5:16)
Recorded: Circus, Helsinki, Finland
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (29th January 2014) (5:11)
Recorded: Circus, Stockholm, Sweden
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (30th January 2014) (5:23)
Recorded: Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (31st January 2014) (5:21)
Recorded: Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (1st February 2014) (5:17)
Recorded: Huxleys, Berlin, Germany
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (3rd February 2014) (5:14)
Recorded: Docks, Hamburg, Germany
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (4th February 2014) (5:20)
Recorded: Docks, Hamburg, Germany
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (5th February 2014) (5:08)
Recorded: Jovel Music Hall, Munster, Germany
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (7th February 2014) (5:06)
Recorded: Stadthalle, Bremerhaven, Germany
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (8th February 2014) (5:16)
Recorded: Sparkassen Arena, Aurich, Germany
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (9th February 2014) (5:20)
Recorded: Ringlokschuppen, Bielefeld, Germany
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (11th February 2014) (5:21)
Recorded: Tollhaus, Karlsruhe, Germany
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (12th February 2014) (5:12)
Recorded: Europahalle, Trier, Germany
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (14th February 2014) (5:16)
Recorded: Palladium, Köln, Germany
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (15th February 2014) (5:14)
Recorded: Konzerthalle, Olsberg, Germany
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (16th February 2014) (5:16)
Recorded: Capitol, Hannover, Germany
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (18th February 2014) (5:16)
Recorded: Phönixhalle, Mainz, Germany
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (20th February 2014) (5:16)
Recorded: Werfhalle, Göppingen, Germany
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (21st February 2014) (5:16)
Recorded: Stadthalle, Fürth, Germany
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (23rd February 2014) (5:15)
Recorded: Stadthalle, Singen, Germany
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (25th February 2014) (5:10)
Recorded: Alcatraz, Milan, Italy
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (26th February 2014) (5:17)
Recorded: Festhalle, Berne, Switzerland
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (28th February 2014) (5:20)
Recorded: Incheba Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (1st March 2014) (5:13)
Recorded: Sala Ziemi, Poznan, Poland
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (2nd March 2014) (5:15)
Recorded: Stodola, Warsaw, Poland
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (9th June 2014) (5:00)
Recorded: KulturPur Festival, Hilchenbach, Germany
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (11th July 2014) (5:01)
Recorded: Kunst!Rasen, Bonn, Germany
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (24th July 2014) (5:00)
Recorded: Teatro Antico, Taormina, Sicily
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (26th July 2014) (4:59)
Recorded: Banchina San Domenico, Molfetta, Italy
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (27th July 2014) (4:58)
Recorded: The Cavea, Rome, Italy
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (28th July 2014) (?:??)
Recorded: Piazza Castello, Ferrara, Italy
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (29th July 2014) (5:00)
Recorded: Arena Alpe Adria, Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (30th July 2014) (4:58)
Recorded: Gru Village, Turin, Italy
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Acoustic (4:58)
Producer: Andy Wright, Gavin Goldberg and Simple Minds
Recorded By: Gavin Goldberg
Mixed By: Gavin Goldberg
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Acoustic Live (10th November 2016) (4:52)
Sound Engineer: Olivier Gerard
Audio Mixed By: Olivier Gerard assisted by Rudy Coclet
Mastered By: Alan Ward
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Live Version (24th October 2018) (5:52)
Recorded: Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA
Recorded by: Olivier Gerard
Produced by: Andy Wright
Mixed by: Gavin Goldberg
Assisted by: Lewis Chapman
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sessions
downloads
Live Version (16th Feb 2006) (5:05)
Recorded: Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium
Recording Engineer: Patrick Demoustier
Mixed By Jez Coad, Charlie Burchill and Andy Gillespie
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Live Version (8th July 06) (4:48)
Recorded: Werchter Classic 8, Werchter, Belgium
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Live Version (3rd November 2009) (5:05)
Recorded: Arena, Vienna, Austria
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (5th November 2009) (5:39)
Recorded: Saschall, Florence, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (6th November 2009) (5:32)
Recorded: Neon Concept Club, Ancona, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (7th November 2009) (5:37)
Recorded: Atlantico, Rome, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (8th November 2009) (5:38)
Recorded: Gran Teatro Di Padova, Padova, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (18th November 2009) (5:46)
Recorded: La Riviera, Madrid, Spain
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (19th November 2009) (5:46)
Recorded: Kursaal, San Sebastian, Spain
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (22nd November 2009) (6:26)
Recorded: Falconer Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (23rd November 2009) (6:52)
Recorded: Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (24th November 2009) (5:34)
Recorded: Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (26th November 2009) (5:37)
Recorded: Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (27th November 2009) (5:39)
Recorded: Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (28th November 2009) (6:20)
Recorded: Forest National, Brussels, Belgium
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (30th November 2009) (5:32)
Recorded: Metro Arena, Newcastle, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (2nd December 2009) (6:29)
Recorded: NEC, Birmingham, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (3rd December 2009) (5:32)
Recorded: MEN, Manchester, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (5th December 2009) (5:36)
Recorded: Arena, Sheffield, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (6th December 2009) (5:34)
Recorded: CIA, Cardiff, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (7th December 2009) (5:33)
Recorded: Arena, Wembley, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (9th December 2009) (5:30)
Recorded: 02, Dublin, Ireland
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (10th December 2009) (5:33)
Recorded: Odyssey, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (11th December 2009) (5:32)
Recorded: SECC, Glasgow, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (12th December 2009) (5:31)
Recorded: AEC, Aberdeen, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (17th December 2009) (5:39)
Recorded: Popcentrum, Tilburg, Netherlands
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (18th December 2009) (5:36)
Recorded: Autostadt Piazza, Wolfsburg, Germany
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (26th January 2014) (5:13)
Recorded: Palladium, Riga, Latvia
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (27th January 2014) (5:16)
Recorded: Circus, Helsinki, Finland
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (29th January 2014) (5:11)
Recorded: Circus, Stockholm, Sweden
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (30th January 2014) (5:23)
Recorded: Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (31st January 2014) (5:21)
Recorded: Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (1st February 2014) (5:17)
Recorded: Huxleys, Berlin, Germany
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (3rd February 2014) (5:14)
Recorded: Docks, Hamburg, Germany
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (4th February 2014) (5:20)
Recorded: Docks, Hamburg, Germany
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (5th February 2014) (5:08)
Recorded: Jovel Music Hall, Munster, Germany
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (7th February 2014) (5:06)
Recorded: Stadthalle, Bremerhaven, Germany
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (8th February 2014) (5:16)
Recorded: Sparkassen Arena, Aurich, Germany
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (9th February 2014) (5:20)
Recorded: Ringlokschuppen, Bielefeld, Germany
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (11th February 2014) (5:21)
Recorded: Tollhaus, Karlsruhe, Germany
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (12th February 2014) (5:12)
Recorded: Europahalle, Trier, Germany
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (14th February 2014) (5:16)
Recorded: Palladium, Köln, Germany
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (15th February 2014) (5:14)
Recorded: Konzerthalle, Olsberg, Germany
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (16th February 2014) (5:16)
Recorded: Capitol, Hannover, Germany
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (18th February 2014) (5:16)
Recorded: Phönixhalle, Mainz, Germany
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (20th February 2014) (5:16)
Recorded: Werfhalle, Göppingen, Germany
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (21st February 2014) (5:16)
Recorded: Stadthalle, Fürth, Germany
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (23rd February 2014) (5:15)
Recorded: Stadthalle, Singen, Germany
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (25th February 2014) (5:10)
Recorded: Alcatraz, Milan, Italy
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (26th February 2014) (5:17)
Recorded: Festhalle, Berne, Switzerland
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (28th February 2014) (5:20)
Recorded: Incheba Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (1st March 2014) (5:13)
Recorded: Sala Ziemi, Poznan, Poland
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (2nd March 2014) (5:15)
Recorded: Stodola, Warsaw, Poland
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (9th June 2014) (5:00)
Recorded: KulturPur Festival, Hilchenbach, Germany
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (11th July 2014) (5:01)
Recorded: Kunst!Rasen, Bonn, Germany
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (24th July 2014) (5:00)
Recorded: Teatro Antico, Taormina, Sicily
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (26th July 2014) (4:59)
Recorded: Banchina San Domenico, Molfetta, Italy
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (27th July 2014) (4:58)
Recorded: The Cavea, Rome, Italy
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (28th July 2014) (?:??)
Recorded: Piazza Castello, Ferrara, Italy
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (29th July 2014) (5:00)
Recorded: Arena Alpe Adria, Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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Live Version (30th July 2014) (4:58)
Recorded: Gru Village, Turin, Italy
Mixed By Bleecker Street
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videography
7" Version Edit (3:55)
Producer: Stephen Lipson
Engineer and MIDI Manager: Heff Horaes
Mixing Assistant: Giles Cowley
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7" Version Edit (3:55)
Producer: Stephen Lipson
Engineer and MIDI Manager: Heff Horaes
Mixing Assistant: Giles Cowley
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Live Version (27th November 2013) (5:14)
Recorded: Hydro, Glasgow, UK
Mixing: Olivier Gerard (GG) at Jet Studios, Brussels
Sound Engineer: Rudy Coclet
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Acoustic Live (10th November 2016) (4:52)
Sound Engineer: Olivier Gerard
Audio Mixed By: Olivier Gerard assisted by Rudy Coclet
Mastered By: Alan Ward
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live history
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