Crackers International
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| EP by Erasure | ||
| Released | 1989 | |
| Recorded | 1988 | |
| Genre | Synthpop | |
| Length | 24:55 | |
| Label | Mute Records, Sire Records |
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| Producer(s) | Erasure | |
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| Erasure chronology | ||
| The Innocents (1988) |
Crackers International (1988) |
Wild! (1989) |
| Erasure singles chronology | ||
| "A Little Respect" (1988) |
"Stop!" (1989) |
"Drama!" (1989) |
| Crackers International Part 2 cover | ||
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Crackers International is an EP released by Erasure in 1989, in between the albums The Innocents and Wild!.
The EP appeared in several different versions. The original UK release by Mute Records consisted of four original, self-produced tracks. In the UK, where EPs are eligible for the singles chart, it became one of Erasure's most successful releases, matching the number two peak of 1987's "Sometimes."
In the U.S., Crackers International was still considered an EP, although two remixes were added (bringing the tracklist count to six) when Sire Records released it. In the U.S., where EPs chart on the Billboard 200, it hit number seventy-three. The song "Stop!" was also released as its own stand-alone single in the U.S., just barely making an appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 (number ninety-seven). On the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart "Stop!" / "Knocking On Your Door" peaked at number four as a double-sided entry.
Additionally, a version of the EP was released in the UK by Mute Records in a very limited-edition, seasonal pressing, titled Crackers International Part 2. Released originally in 12" vinyl with extended versions of "Stop!" and "Knocking On Your Door", both remixed by Mark Saunders, it also added the Christmas standard "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen". It was subsequently released as a 3-inch compact disc containing the original 7" versions of "Stop!" and "Knocking On Your Door".
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[edit] Track listing
[edit] UK Version
- "Stop!" (Clarke/Bell)
- "The Hardest Part" (Clarke/Bell)
- "Knocking On Your Door" (Clarke/Bell)
- "She Won't Be Home" (Clarke/Bell)
[edit] U.S. Version
- "Stop!" (Clarke/Bell)
- "The Hardest Part" (Clarke/Bell)
- "Stop!" (12" Version)
- "Knocking On Your Door" (Clarke/Bell)
- "She Won't Be Home" (Clarke/Bell)
- "Knocking On Your Door" (12" Version)
[edit] Crackers International Part 2 [12-Inch Vinyl] (UK only)
- "Stop! [Mark Saunders 12 Inch Remix]" (Clarke/Bell)
- "Knocking On Your Door [Mark Saunders 12 Inch Remix]" (Clarke/Bell)
- "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (Traditional)
[edit] Crackers International Part 2 [3-Inch CD] (UK only)
- "Stop!" (Clarke/Bell)
- "Knocking On Your Door" (Clarke/Bell)
- "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (Traditional)
