Your Ghost
"Your Ghost" | ||||
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Single by Kristin Hersh | ||||
from the album Hips and Makers | ||||
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Released | January 10, 1994 | |||
Studio | Stable Sound (Portsmouth, Rhode Island) | |||
Length | 3:16 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Kristin Hersh | |||
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Kristin Hersh singles chronology | ||||
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"Your Ghost" is the first track from American singer Kristin Hersh's debut solo studio album, Hips and Makers. It features additional backing vocals from Michael Stipe of R.E.M. Released as a single in January 1994, "Your Ghost" reached number one in Iceland, became a top-30 hit in Belgium and the Netherlands, and reached number 45 on the UK Singles Chart.
Release
The song was released as a single on January 10, 1994.[1] It reached number 45 on the UK Singles Chart. It was voted in at number 41 on Australian radio station Triple J's Hottest 100 for 1994.[2]
Music video
According to Filmmaker magazine, the music video for the song was directed by Katherine Dieckmann and is an homage to Maya Deren's groundbreaking 1943 experimental film Meshes of the Afternoon.[3]
Track listing
- CD single (BAD 4001 CD)
- "Your Ghost"
- "The Key"
- "Uncle June and Aunt Kiyoti"
- "When the Levee Breaks"
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ^ "Single Releases". Music Week. January 8, 1994. p. 15.
- ^ "Search". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ^ "50 Most Important Independent Films", Filmmaker Magazine, 1996, retrieved February 15, 2008
- ^ "Kristin Hersh – Your Ghost" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (24.–30.3. '94)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). March 24, 1994. p. 20. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ^ "Kristin Hersh – Your Ghost" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ^ "Árslistinn 1994". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). January 2, 1995. p. 16. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
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