"Rescue" is the second single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 released by the band Echo & the Bunnymen

Echo & the Bunnymen

Echo & the Bunnymen are an English post-punk band, formed in Liverpool in 1978. The original line-up consisted of vocalist Ian McCulloch, guitarist Will Sergeant and bass player Les Pattinson, supplemented by a drum machine. By 1980, Pete de Freitas had joined as the band's drummer, and their debut...

. It was released on 5 May 1980 and subsequently included on the Crocodiles

Crocodiles (album)

Crocodiles is the debut album by the British post-punk band Echo & the Bunnymen. It was released on 18 July 1980 in the United Kingdom and on 17 December 1980 in the United States. The album reached number 17 on the UK Albums Chart...

album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

, which was released on 18 July 1980. It was the band's first single to chart, reaching number 62 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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. It was also their first release on the newly formed Korova

Korova (record label)

Korova is a record label, distributed by the Warner Elektra Asylum group of record companies.The imprint was founded in 1979 as an outlet for Echo & the Bunnymen, with its first album release being their debut Crocodiles...

 label.

The single was reissue

Reissue

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d as a limited edition

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 7" single on 4 December 2006 on the same label and with the same catalogue number, KOW 1, and reached number 177 on the UK Singles Chart. A promo

Promotional recording

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 7" version was also released by Korova in January 1983.

The song was covered

Cover version

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 by the Scottish rock

Rock music

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 group Idlewild

Idlewild (band)

Idlewild are a Scottish rock band, formed in Edinburgh, in 1995, comprising Roddy Woomble , Rod Jones , Colin Newton , Allan Stewart and Gareth Russell...

 on their 2000 single "These Wooden Ideas

These Wooden Ideas

"These Wooden Ideas" is a song by Scottish rock band Idlewild, from their 2000 album 100 Broken Windows. It was the third single to be released from the album in June 2000 and charted at #32 in the UK Singles Chart ....

".

Formats and track listings

All tracks written by Will Sergeant

Will Sergeant

Will Sergeant is an English guitarist, best known for being a member of Echo & the Bunnymen. Born in the centre of Liverpool, he grew up in the suburb of Melling and attended nearby Deyes High School...

, Ian McCulloch

Ian McCulloch (singer)

Ian Stephen McCulloch is an English singer, born in Liverpool, and is best known as the frontman for the rock group Echo & the Bunnymen.-Career:...

, Les Pattinson

Les Pattinson

Les Pattinson is an English musician, best known for his work as the bassist and co-writer of the Liverpool based band, Echo & the Bunnymen....

 and Pete de Freitas

Pete de Freitas

Pete Louis Vincent de Freitas was a musician and producer, best known as a drummer with Echo & the Bunnymen, and whose drumming skills have been compared to Dave Grohl's....

.

1980 and 2006 7" single (KOW 1)

1. "Rescue"
2. "Simple Stuff"

1980 12" single (KOW 1T)

1. "Rescue"
2. "Simple Stuff"
3. "Pride"

1983 7" promo single (SAM271)

1. "Rescue"
2. "Never Stop"
3. "The Cutter
   The Cutter (song)
   "The Cutter" is a single released by the band Echo & the Bunnymen in 1983. It is the second single released from their 1983 Porcupine album.The single was released on the Korova label in the United Kingdom on 14 January 1983 as both a 7" and 12" single...
   
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Chart positions

Chart	Peak position
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... (1980)	62
UK Singles Chart (2006)	177

External links

• Live performance from the official website