Górecki (song)

"Gorecki"
Single by Lamb
from the album Lamb
Released	17 March 1997
Format	CD, 12"
Recorded	1996
Genre	Trip-hop, electronica
Length	6:30
Label	Fontana
Writer(s)	Lou Rhodes, Andrew Barlow
Lamb singles chronology
"God Bless" (1996) "Górecki" (1997) "B Line" (1999)

"Górecki" is a 1997 single by Lamb from their debut album Lamb.

The song starts with a tenuous atmosphere and the lyrics "If I should die this very moment". The song samples the second movement of Henryk Górecki's Third Symphony, the Symphony of Sorrowful Songs.^[1]

The song peaked at #30 on the UK singles chart.

Both tracks "Ear Parcel" and "Lullaby" would later appear on Fear Of Fours.

Track listing

CD1

1. "Górecki" – 6:30
2. "Górecki (instrumental)" – 6:00
3. "Ear Parcel" – 7:49
4. "Lullaby" – 3:35

CD2

1. "Górecki" – 6:30
2. "Górecki (edit)" – 3:39
3. "Trans Fatty Acid (Kruder & Dorfmeister Session mix)" – 9:00
4. "Merge (Jimster's Jam mix)" – 5:43

12"

1. "Górecki" – 6:30
2. "Ear Parcel" – 7:49
3. "Trans Fatty Acid (Kruder & Dorfmeister Session mix)" – 9:00

References

1. ^ Kozinn, Allan (November 12 2010). "Henryk Gorecki, Polish Composer, Is Dead at 76". New York Times (New York, N.Y.). http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/13/arts/music/13gorecki.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=gorecki&st=cse. Retrieved November 23 2010.