<Tr> <Td> "Never Stop" (1983) </Td> <Td> "The Killing Moon" (1984) </Td> <Td> The Sound of Echo (1984) </Td> </Tr> <P> "The Killing Moon" is a song by the band Echo & the Bunnymen . It was released on 20 January 1984 as the lead single from their 1984 album, Ocean Rain . It is one of the band's highest - charting hits, reaching number nine 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". </P> <P> According to the liner notes of Echo and the Bunnymen's Crystal Days box set, Ian McCulloch woke up one morning with the phrase "fate up against your will" in mind . In a 2015 interview McCulloch said: "I love (the song) all the more because I didn't pore over it for days on end . One morning, I just sat bolt upright in bed with this line in my head:' Fate up against your will . Through the thick and thin . He will wait until you give yourself to him .' You don't dream things like that and remember them . That's why I've always half credited the lyric to God . It's never happened before or since". McCulloch attributed the use of astronomical imagery in the song to a childhood interest in space . </P> <P> The chords of the song were based on David Bowie's "Space Oddity", played backwards . The arrangement of the song was partially inspired by balalaika music that Les Pattinson and Will Sergeant had heard in Russia . The guitar solo had been recorded separately by Sergeant whilst tuning up and was inserted in the song at the suggestion of the producer . The strings which can be heard on the track are a combination of Adam Peters' cello and keyboards played by the producer . </P>

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