The Young Gods (album)

The Young Gods

Released

April 1987

Recorded

Artag Studio
(Zurich, CH)

Length

34:10
48:13 (CD release)

The Young Gods
(1987)

L'eau rouge
(1989)

Singles from The Young Gods

The Young Gods is the eponymous debut studio album by industrial band The Young Gods, released in 1987 by Organik and Wax Trax! Records.^[4]

Accolades

Year	Publication	Country	Accolade	Rank
1987	Melody Maker	United Kingdom	"Albums of the Year"	1	^[5]
1987	Tip	Germany	"Albums of the Year"	*	^[6]
1987	Sounds	United Kingdom	"Albums of the Year"	*	^[7]
1989	Sounds	United Kingdom	"The Top 80 Albums from the '80s"	35	^[8]
2005	WOEBOT	United States	"The 100 Greatest Records Ever"	96	^[9]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

All tracks written by The Young Gods, except "Did You Miss Me?" by Gary Glitter and Mike Leander.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Nous de la lune" ("We of the Moon")	4:33
2.	"Jusqu'au bout" ("All the Way")	2:35
3.	"A ciel ouvert" ("In the Open Air")	1:46
4.	"Jimmy"	2:41
5.	"Fais la mouette" ("Do the Seagull")	4:46

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Percussionne" ("Percussion")	5:28
2.	"Feu" ("Of Old")	3:04
3.	"Did You Miss Me?" (Gary Glitter cover)	3:22
4.	"Si tu gardes" ("If You Keep")	5:55

CD bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
10.	"The Irrtum Boys"	2:38
11.	"Envoyé!" ("Sent")	1:53
12.	"Soul Idiot"	4:23
13.	"Comme si était la dernière fois" ("As If It Were the Last Time")	5:09

Adapted from the The Young Gods liner notes.^[10]

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[11]	22
UK Indie Chart^[12]	14

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Belgium	1987	PIAS	CD, LP	LD 8821
Switzerland		Organik		ORG 87/9
United States		Wax Trax!		WAX 7135
United States	1995	Interscope	CD	92653
France	2001	Intoxygene		LD 8821
Europe	2012	Two Gentlemen		TWOGTL 018

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↑ "Melody Maker - Albums of the Year". Melody Maker. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
↑ "Tip - Albums of the Year". Tip Magazine. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
↑ "Sounds - Albums of the Year". Sounds. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
↑ "Sounds - The Top 80 Albums from the '80s". Sounds. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
↑ "WOEBOT - The 100 Greatest Records Ever". Matthew Ingram. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
↑ The Young Gods (booklet). The Young Gods. Zürich, Switzerland: Organik. 1987.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – The Young Gods – The Young Gods". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
↑ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Retrieved April 19, 2016.

The Young Gods

Franz Treichler Cesare Pizzi Bernard Trontin Alain Monod Patrice Bagnoud Urs Hiestand

Studio albums	The Young Gods L'Eau Rouge T.V. Sky Only Heaven Second Nature Super Ready/Fragmenté Everybody Knows

Live albums	Live Sky Tour Live Noumatrouff, 1997 Knock on Wood

Compilations	XXY

Experimental albums	The Young Gods Play Kurt Weill Heaven Deconstruction Music for Artificial Clouds

Singles	Envoyé! Did You Miss Me? L'Amourir Longue Route Skinflowers Gasoline Man Kissing the Sun Lucidogen

Videos	Knock on Wood

Related articles	Roli Mosimann

The Young Gods	Albums Songs

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