Tyranny (For You)
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| Released | 24 January 1991 | |||
| Genre | EBM, industrial | |||
| Length | 46:39 (54:49) | |||
| Label | Red Rhino Europe Epic | |||
| Producer | Daniel Bresanutti, Patrick Codenys | |||
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Tyranny (For You) (stylized as Tyranny ▶For You◀) is an album by Front 242, released in 1991 as their first album on Epic Records after leaving Chicago's Wax Trax! Records. It was the band's highest-charting album reaching #95 on the Billboard 200 and #5 on the CMJ Radio Top 150.[2][3] The song "Rhythm of Time" proved a dance club hit topping at #11 on the Billboard Hot Dance/Disco charts matching the previous ranking of the album's title track. The accompanying music video for "Rhythm of Time" appears briefly playing on a television in a scene in the film Single White Female. "Moldavia" was subsequently featured in TV promos for the 1992 film K2.
Track listing[edit]
- All songs written by Front 242 & published by Les Editions Confidentielles.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sacrifice" | 4:31 |
| 2. | "Rhythm of Time" | 4:06 |
| 3. | "Moldavia" | 4:25 |
| 4. | "Trigger 2" (Anatomy of a Shot) | 5:50 |
| 5. | "Gripped by Fear" | 4:36 |
| 6. | "Tragedy ▶For You◀" | 4:30 |
| 7. | "The Untold" | 4:33 |
| 8. | "Neurobashing" | 5:49 |
| 9. | "Leitmotiv 136" | 3:12 |
| 10. | "Soul Manager" "Soul Manager" no audio "Hard Rock" "Trigger 1" | 13:03 5:07 1:58 2:40 3:16 |
| Total length: | 54:53 | |
Releases[edit]
- Red Rhino Europe: RRE CD 11 – CD, 1991
- Red Rhino Europe: RRE LP 11 – 12" Vinyl, 1991
- Epic Records (USA & Canada): EK 46998 – CD, 1991
- Epic Records (USA & Canada): ET 46998 – Cassette, 1991
Personnel[edit]
- Jean-Luc De Meyer – lead vocals
- Daniel Bressanutti – keyboards, programming
- Patrick Codenys – keyboards, programming
- Richard Jonckheere – percussion, backing vocals
References[edit]
- ^ "Tyranny (For You) – Front 242". AllMusic.
- ^ "Front 242 Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200". billboard.com. Nielsen Media Inc. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
- ^ Glaser, Mark, ed. (15 March 1991). "CMJ Radio Top 150" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report. 25 (227). Great Neck, NY: College Media, Inc.: 15–16. ISSN 0890-0795. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
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