"Wonderland"
Single by XTC
from the album Mummer
ReleasedJune 1983
GenreNew wave, pop rock, synthpop
Length3:50
LabelVirgin Records
Songwriter(s)Colin Moulding
Producer(s)XTC and Steve Nye
XTC singles chronology
"Great Fire"
(1983)
"Wonderland"
(1983)
"Love on a Farmboy's Wages"
(1983)

"Wonderland" is a single by XTC released in June 1983, written by Colin Moulding and taken from the album Mummer.

Unlike most of XTC's work - which usually features a more guitar-oriented sound - "Wonderland" is heavily laden with synthesizer textures, most of which came from a Prophet-5 (the band's main synthesizer at the time).[1]

This was the only single issued in the U.S. by Geffen Records from the album.

A promotional music video was directed by Peter Sinclair.[2]

This is one of the songs from the Mummer sessions to feature drummer Terry Chambers prior to his departure from XTC.

Andy Partridge has subsequently described "Wonderland" as one of Moulding's "most beautiful melodies".[3]

Track listing

  1. "Wonderland" (Colin Moulding) – 3:50
  2. "Jump" (Andy Partridge) – 4:39

Personnel

References

  1. Schlosberg, Karen (June 1984). "XTC: Love and Disguise on a Farmboy's Wages". Musician. Retrieved June 4, 2021 via chalkhills.org.
  2. "XTC - 'Wonderland'". MVDBase.com (video). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  3. "Chalkhills: Reel by Real: XTC: "Wonderland"". chalkhills.org. Retrieved 2021-04-11.


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