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Wonderland (XTC song)

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"Wonderland"
Single by XTC
from the album Mummer
B-side"Jump"
ReleasedJune 1983
GenreNeo-psychedelia[1]
Length3:50
LabelVirgin Records
Songwriter(s)Colin Moulding
Producer(s)XTC and Steve Nye
XTC singles chronology
"Great Fire"
(1983)
"Wonderland"
(1983)
"Love on a Farmboy's Wages"
(1983)

"Wonderland" is a single by XTC released in June 1983, written by Colin Moulding and taken from the album Mummer.

Unlike most of XTC's work - which usually features a more guitar-oriented sound - "Wonderland" is heavily laden with synthesizer textures, most of which came from a Prophet-5 (the band's main synthesizer at the time).[2]

This was the only single issued in the U.S. by Geffen Records from the album.

A promotional music video was directed by Peter Sinclair.[3]

This is one of the songs from the Mummer sessions to feature drummer Terry Chambers prior to his departure from XTC.[citation needed]

Andy Partridge has subsequently described "Wonderland" as one of Moulding's "most beautiful melodies".[4]

Track listing

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  1. "Wonderland" (Colin Moulding) – 3:50
  2. "Jump" (Andy Partridge) – 4:39

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Mason, Stewart. XTC - Compact XTC: The Singles 1978-1985 (1987) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  2. ^ Schlosberg, Karen (June 1984). "XTC: Love and Disguise on a Farmboy's Wages". Musician. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via chalkhills.org.
  3. ^ "XTC - 'Wonderland'". MVDBase.com (video). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Chalkhills: Reel by Real: XTC: "Wonderland"". chalkhills.org. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
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