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| Nuclear Waste | |
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| Recorded by Sting | |
| Released: | 1st edition 1978 |
| Recorded: | 1978 |
| Length: | 2:32 |
| Album(s): | --- |
| Label(s): | various |
| Writer(s): | Harry Williamson |
| Producer(s): | Simon Heyworth |
| Studio(s): | STUDIO(S) |
| Released as single? | YES |
"Nuclear Waste" is a song written by Harry Williamson and recorded by (Fast Breeder And) The Radio Actors (including Sting) in 1978.
Contents
About the song
This song was recorded in spring 1978 in a North London studio. On the first edition of this single (a limited pressing of 500 singles on Virgin Records - NO NUKE 235) the band is called "Fast Breeder And The Radio Actors". This single was released with a lyric sheet and was quickly sold out at antinuclear protests in London in April 1978. Sting is only singing on the track Nuclear Waste, not on the B-side.
The single was later re-issued on Charly Records and DB Records and in some other countries...
Personnel
- Sting - lead vocals
- Steve Broughton - drums
- Steve Hillage - lead guitar
- Nik Turner - sax & backing vocals
- Mike Howlett - bass
- Harry Williamson - rhythm guitar & backing vocals
- Gilli Smyth - backing vocals
Release History
Singles
CD Singles
| Cover art | Catalog no. | Songs | Release date | Release country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VP181DC | "Nuclear Waste" / "Digital Love" / "Spiral Diatribe" / "Nuclear Waste" / "Nuclear MegaWaste" | 1995 | Austria |
7" Singles
| Cover art | Catalog no. | A-side song/B-side song | Release date | Release country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NO NUKE 235 | "Nuclear Waste"/"Digital Love" | 1978 | UK |
|
CYS 1058 | "Nuclear Waste"/"Digital Love" | 1979 | UK |
|
CYS 1058 | "Nuclear Waste"/"Digital Love" | 1981 (probably) | Germany |
Lyrics
Nuclear Waste - we don't want that Nuclear Waste - we don't need that Nuclear Waste - we've got to leave this Nuclear age behind in our time A faste breeder breaks all the rules gives us something for nothing - that ain't true and who makes the profit? - not me and you And who takes the risks? - we all do! Nuclear Waste - we don't want that Nuclear Waste - but we can't get rid of that Nuclear Waste - you're hoping we'll get used to it Nuclear Waste - I've had enough of it. Do you find it attractive to be radioactive emitting killing rays? Splitting your atoms with a fission reaction transmitting out of phase? Strontium 90 - Strontium 90 I wanna live to see 1999 There's enough energy in the air and in the sea To give us power to live in peace and harmony Nuclear Waste - we don't get used to your Nuclear Waste - ultimate pollution Nuclear Waste - produces mutation Nuclear Waste - it's not evolution Nuclear Waste - you know the solution New Killer Waste - better active today New Killer Waste - than radioactive tomorrow New Killer Waste- need a cure for cancer? New Killer Waste- need the real answer New Killer Waste- fusion not fission New Killer Waste- let me put my arms around your Nuclear Waste - damaging my lettuces Nuclear Waste - jamming my transmission Nuclear Waste - damaging my vision Nuclear Waste
Quotations and trivia
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Alternative and cover versions
The CD-single also contains a longer mix of this song called Nuclear MegaWaste.
See also
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External links
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References
sources: CD single liner notes, personal information
