"Dominion"is a song by Englishrockbandthe Sisters of Mercy.It was released as the second single from their second studio album,Floodland,in February 1988. The version onFloodlandfeatures "Dominion" as well as acodapiece titled "Mother Russia".It was written by band frontmanAndrew Eldritchand produced by Larry Alexander, Eldritch, andJim Steinman.
Eldritch has revealed the song disguises an anti-American diatribe flavoured by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.[2]At the time of release he also claimed that the second part of the song "Mother Russia" was a call for the West to give up Berlin to the Soviets, "because in reality they already control the city. It's only stupid to pretend otherwise".[3]
Recording of the song took place in 1987 atPower Station StudiosinManhattan,New York.[4]Like its Steinman-produced twin "This Corrosion","Dominion/Mother Russia "features vocals from the New York Choral Society.[5]The full version comprises two main parts, "Dominion" and "Mother Russia", with "Dominion" being released as a standalone single.
The B-side "Ozymandias" is simply an edit of "Dominion", with most layers of the track played backwards except for the drums. When "Ozymandias" is itself in full played backwards, it sounds simply like a remix of "Dominion" with backwards-echoed drums, in a similar fashion to the drum layer in "Peek-a-Boo"bySiouxsie and the Banshees."Sandstorm" consists of various sampled saxophone and keyboard parts from "Dominion", mixed to a moody short instrumental track, which was used in the opening section of the video. "Untitled" is a slowed-down instrumental excerpt from "Dominion". A cover of the song "Emma" byHot Chocolateis also included.
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