Night Time is the fifth studio album by Killing Joke

Killing Joke

Killing Joke are an English post-punk band formed in October 1978 in Notting Hill, London, England; other sources report the band formed in early 1979.Related news articles: Founding members Jaz Coleman and Geordie Walker have been the only constant members.A key influence on industrial rock,...

, released in 1985. It was an international hit, featuring some of their best-known tracks like "Night Time", "Eighties", "Love Like Blood", and "Kings and Queens".

The album was remastered and reissued in 2008, with nine bonus tracks.
The bonus tracks include the non-album single "A New Day", three remixes, and four tracks from a 1984 Kid Jensen BBC radio session.

Eighties

The song "Eighties" was considered stolen by Nirvana

Nirvana (band)

Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987...

 for their 1992 song "Come as You Are", primarily because the riffs of both songs are so similar. A supposed lawsuit, claimed by Kerrang!

Kerrang!

Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on June 6, 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper...

, was issued against Nirvana by Killing Joke for appropriation of the riff. Because no accusation was recorded, Kerrang! claimed that it was dropped shortly after Kurt Cobain's death in 1994. According to Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...

magazine, Killing Joke did not file a copyright infringement lawsuit, because of "personal and financial reasons". However, conflicting reports, such as Kerrang!

Kerrang!

Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on June 6, 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper...

, have stated differently.

A reassured interview with guitarist Geordie Walker

Geordie Walker

Kevin "Geordie" Walker is a rock musician, best known as the guitarist from the post-punk group Killing Joke.-Life and career:...

  in December of that year later proved that a lawsuit was issued after the manager of Nirvana responded rudely, saying "Boo, never heard of ya!".

In light of the events that occurred from 1992 to 1994, Dave Grohl

Dave Grohl

David Eric "Dave" Grohl is an American rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter who is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter for Foo Fighters; the former drummer for Nirvana and Scream; and the current drummer for Them Crooked Vultures...

 took it upon himself to pay a sort of restitution for the appropriation by drumming on the 2003 album Killing Joke

Killing Joke 2003 (album)

Killing Joke is the twelfth studio album by Killing Joke, released on July 28, 2003 by Zuma Recordings. Recording for the album in 2002 marked the end of a six year hiatus that began in 1996 and it was Killing Joke's first studio album in seven years. Produced by Andy Gill of Gang of Four, the...

. Grohl is a longtime, vocal fan of Killing Joke, and has stated that he lobbied the band to be allowed to play on the album.

Track listing

All songs written by Coleman/Ferguson/Raven/Walker except where stated.

Side one

1. "Night Time" – 4:58
2. "Darkness Before Dawn" – 5:22
3. "Love Like Blood
   Love Like Blood (song)
   "Love Like Blood" is Killing Joke's second single off their fifth studio album, Night Time. Produced by Chris Kimsey, it is perhaps the most recognized Killing Joke song to date.- Releases :...
   
   " – 6:50
4. "Kings and Queens
   Kings and Queens (Killing Joke song)
   "Kings and Queens" is Killing Joke's third single off their fifth studio album, Night Time. It was originally released on March 21, 1985 under E'G Records as a 12" and 7" single in the UK, and a 7" single under Polydor in the Netherlands. It was produced by Chris Kimsey...
   
   " – 4:41

Side two

1. "Tabazan" – 4:36
2. "Multitudes" – 4:59
3. "Europe" – 4:38
4. "Eighties
   Eighties (song)
   "Eighties" is Killing Joke's first single off their fifth studio album, Night Time. It was originally released in April, 1984 under E'G Records as a 12" and 7" single and was produced by Chris Kimsey. The 12" single A-side featured the track "Eighties " with "Eighties" and "Eighties " as B-sides...
   
   " – 3:51

2008 CD reissue bonus tracks

9. "Eighties (Kid Jensen Session, 17/04/84)" – 2:53
10. "New Culture" (Kid Jensen Session, 17/04/84) – 3:12
11. "Blue Feather" (Kid Jensen Session, 17/04/84) – 4:33
12. "All Play Rebel" (Kid Jensen Session, 17/04/84) – 3:23
13. "A New Day
    A New Day (song)
    "A New Day" is a non-album single by Killing Joke. It was released in July, 1984, under E'G Records as a 12" and 7" single. This is the first non-album single by Killing Joke to produce a music video. The 12" single featured a dub mix of "A New Day" as an A-side, and "A New Day" was a B-Side...
    
    " – 4:23 (Coleman, Ferguson, Chris Kimsey, Raven, Walker)
14. "The Madding Crowd" – 5:10
15. "Blue Feather" (Joke Mix) – 3:59
16. "Love Like Blood" (Gestalt Mix) – 5:10
17. "Kings and Queens" (Geordie’s Dub Mix) – 5:00

Personnel

• Jaz Coleman
  Jaz Coleman
  Jeremy "Jaz" Coleman is a musician, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer. He is notable for his vocal contributions to rock band Killing Joke...
  
   - vocals, synthesizer
  Synthesizer
  A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
  
  , keyboards, drums
• Kevin "Geordie" Walker
  Geordie Walker
  Kevin "Geordie" Walker is a rock musician, best known as the guitarist from the post-punk group Killing Joke.-Life and career:...
  
   - guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  
• Paul Raven - bass guitar
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  
• Paul Ferguson
  Paul Ferguson
  Paul Ferguson is a rock drummer, best known for his work in the post-punk/industrial group, Killing Joke, and cult English punk band, Pink Parts. Ferguson was a founder member of Killing Joke, and was their drummer from 1978 to 1987, and was known as 'Big Paul Ferguson' during this period...
  
   - drums
  Drum kit
  A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
  
  , vocals

Charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...	11
Recording Industry Association of New Zealand Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand...	8
Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association ....	50