"Turn" is a song by Northern Irish rock band Therapy?, released on June 1, 1993 from their second EP Face the Strange as the lead single. It is also featured on their fourth and second major label album Troublegum (1994).
| "Turn" | ||||
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| Single by Therapy? | ||||
| from the EP Face the Strange and Troublegum | ||||
| Released | 1 June 1993 | |||
| Length | 3:49 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
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| Producer(s) | Chris Sheldon | |||
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Background
editAndy Cairns said about composing the song, "I was trying to write something like early period R.E.M., of which I'm a huge fan; Reckoning, and Murmur. I'd come up with this little riff. We'd built it into a big huge chorus on top." A particular line from the song, "turn and face the strange", was taken from the title of a chapter in the book Storming Heaven: LSD and the American Dream by Jay Stevens, which Cairns had been reading. Both Cairns and Michael McKeegan were not aware at the time that the lyric was already used in "Changes" by David Bowie.[1]
Charts
edit| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Ireland (IRMA)[2] | 5 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[3] | 18 |
References
edit- ^ Acharya, Kiran (February 7, 2019). "Troublegum At 25: An Oral History Of The Therapy? Classic". Kerrang!. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Face the Strange". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 October 2023.