The Killing Moon
| "The Killing Moon" | ||||
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| Single by Echo & the Bunnymen | ||||
| from the album Ocean Rain | ||||
| B-side | "Do It Clean" | |||
| Released | 20 January 1984 | |||
| Recorded | December 1983 | |||
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| Length | 5:47 | |||
| Label | Korova | |||
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| Producer(s) | David Lord | |||
| Echo & the Bunnymen singles chronology | ||||
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| "The Killing Moon" on YouTube | ||||
"The Killing Moon" is a song by the English rock band Echo & the Bunnymen. It was released on 20 January 1984 as the lead single from their fourth studio album, Ocean Rain (1984). It is one of the band's highest-charting hits, reaching number 9 in the UK Singles Chart, and often cited as the band's greatest song. Ian McCulloch has said: "When I sing 'The Killing Moon', I know there isn't a band in the world who's got a song anywhere near that." In a retrospective review of the song, AllMusic journalist Stewart Mason wrote: "The smart use of strings amplifies the elegance of the tune, bringing both a musical richness and a sense of quiet dignity to the tune."
The song appeared on the soundtrack to the 2001 science fiction film Donnie Darko.