"51st State" is a song

Song

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 performed by New Model Army

New Model Army (band)

New Model Army are an English rock band, who were formed in Bradford, West Yorkshire in 1980. They have been variously classified by Allmusic as post-punk and alternative rock.-Overview:...

, which appeared on their 1986 album

Album

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 The Ghost Of Cain

The Ghost of Cain

The Ghost of Cain is the third studio album of British rock band New Model Army. Released in 1986, The Ghost of Cain propelled the band to the forefront of the alternative rock scene in the 1980s...

. It protests against what it claimed was the obedience of the United Kingdom under Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990...

 to United States interests. Its lyrics were written by Ashley Cartwright of The Shakes.

The track was released as a single

Single (music)

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, on EMI

EMI

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 and reached number 71 in the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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, spending just two weeks in the listing. It was the band

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's fourth hit appearance in that chart.

"Heartland" a song written by Matt Johnson

Matt Johnson (singer)

Matt Johnson is a musician best known as the founder and only constant member of the group The The. Johnson is known for his often deeply introspective lyrics. Musically he ranges from slow acoustic hooks to techno-pop....

 of The The

The The

The The are an English musical and multimedia group that have been active in various forms since 1979, with singer/songwriter Matt Johnson being the only constant band member.-Early years :...

 is another strong protest against the Americanisation of the UK. Known more by its chorus 'this is the 51st state of the USA' than its actual title, it was released as a single in 1986 but banned by BBC Radio 1 because of its use of the word piss in the lyric 'past the piss-stinking shopping centers in the new side of town'.

Formats and track listing

UK 7" single (NMA 4)

1. "51st State" (Ashley Cartwright, New Model Army
   New Model Army (band)
   New Model Army are an English rock band, who were formed in Bradford, West Yorkshire in 1980. They have been variously classified by Allmusic as post-punk and alternative rock.-Overview:...
   
   )
2. "Ten Commandments" (Justin Sullivan
   Justin Sullivan
   Justin Sullivan is an English singer and songwriter. He is also the frontman and lyricist of the British rock band New Model Army, which he formed in 1980 together with drummer Robert Heaton and bassist Stuart Morrow in their hometown of Bradford, Yorkshire...
   
   )

UK 12" single (12 NMAS 4)

1. "51st State" (Cartwright, New Model Army)
2. "Ten Commandments" (Sullivan)
3. "A Liberal Education" (live) (Sullivan, Stuart Morrow)
4. "No Rest" (live) (Sullivan, Morrow, Robert Heaton
   Robert Heaton
   Robert Charles Heaton was the drummer in the English rock band New Model Army. With Justin Sullivan, Heaton was the core of the Bradford based band, originally alongside Stuart Morrow on bass and then later with Jason 'Moose' Harris. He wrote many of NMA's best known compositions, which are still...
   
   )
5. "No Man's Land" (live) (Sullivan)

UK 12" single doublepack (12 NMA 4D)

Disc one

#"51st State" (Cartwright, New Model Army) :#"Ten Commandments" (Sullivan

Disc two (PSLP 348)

#"A Liberal Education" (live) (Sullivan, Morrow) :#"No Rest" (live) (Sullivan, Morrow, Heaton) :#"No Man's Land" (live) (Sullivan

Holland 12" single (2018046)

1. "51st State" (Cartwright, New Model Army)
2. "Ten Commandments" (Sullivan)
3. "A Liberal Education" (live) (Sullivan, Morrow)
4. "No Rest" (live) (Sullivan, Morrow, Heaton)