Your Ghost
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| Single by Kristin Hersh | ||||
| from the album Hips and Makers | ||||
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| Released | January 10, 1994 | |||
| Studio | Stable Sound (Portsmouth, Rhode Island) | |||
| Length | 3:16 | |||
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| Songwriter | Kristin Hersh | |||
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| Kristin Hersh singles chronology | ||||
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"Your Ghost" is the first track from American singer Kristin Hersh's debut solo studio album, Hips and Makers. The song is about overcoming the death of a close friend and features additional backing vocals from Michael Stipe of R.E.M.[1] Released as a single in January 1994, "Your Ghost" reached number one in Iceland, became a top-30 hit in Belgium and the Netherlands, and reached number 45 on the UK Singles Chart.
Release
[edit]The song was released as a single on January 10, 1994.[2] It reached number 45 on the UK Singles Chart. It was voted in at number 41 on Australian radio station Triple J's Hottest 100 for 1994.[3]
Music video
[edit]According to Filmmaker magazine, the music video for the song was directed by Katherine Dieckmann and is a homage to Maya Deren's groundbreaking 1943 experimental film Meshes of the Afternoon.[4]
Track listing
[edit]- CD single (BAD 4001 CD)
- "Your Ghost"
- "The Key"
- "Uncle June and Aunt Kiyoti"
- "When the Levee Breaks"
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Release history
[edit]| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| United Kingdom | January 10, 1994 |
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4AD | [2] |
| United States | January 11, 1994 | Radio | Sire | [1] |
References
[edit]- 1 2 Davies, Barbara (January 22, 1994). "Is Radio Ready to Meet Hersh's 'Makers'?". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 4. p. 16.
- 1 2 "Single Releases". Music Week. January 8, 1994. p. 15.
- ↑ "Search". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ↑ "50 Most Important Independent Films", Filmmaker Magazine, 1996, retrieved February 15, 2008
- ↑ "Kristin Hersh – Your Ghost" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ↑ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (24.–30.3. '94)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). March 24, 1994. p. 20. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ↑ "Kristin Hersh – Your Ghost" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 22/1/1994 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ↑ "Árslistinn 1994". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). January 2, 1995. p. 16. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
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