Shadow on the Wall

"Shadow on the Wall"
Single by Mike Oldfield
from the album Crises
B-side	"Taurus 3"
Released	September 1983 (1983-09)
Format	7", 12" vinyl
Genre	Progressive rock
Label	Virgin Records
Writer(s)	Mike Oldfield
Producer	Mike Oldfield Simon Phillips
Mike Oldfield singles chronology
"Moonlight Shadow" (1983) "Shadow on the Wall" (1983) "Crime of Passion" (1984)

"Shadow on the Wall" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1983 (see 1983 in music). It is from the album Crises. Roger Chapman performs vocals on "Shadow on the Wall".

B-side

The b-side is "Taurus 3", a short, fast paced guitar piece, which is notably different from Oldfield's long multi-themed pieces, "Taurus" and "Taurus 2", on QE2 and Five Miles Out respectively.

Track listing

7 inch

1. "Shadow on the Wall" – 3:09
2. "Taurus 3" – 2:25

12 inch

1. "Shadow on the Wall" (Extended version) – 5:07
2. "Taurus 3" – 2:25

Music video

The music video for "Shadow on the Wall" is based around an interrogation scene.

Chart positions

Covers

The song has been covered by a number of artists including Hannah.

References

• "Singles". Amadian. http://www.amadian.net/singles1.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-01.