Blood of Eden

"Blood of Eden" is the third single from English rock musician Peter Gabriel's 1992 album Us, featuring backing vocals by Sinéad O'Connor. It narrowly failed to enter the UK top 40, peaking at number 43.

This article is about the Peter Gabriel single. For the young adult series by Julie Kagawa, see Blood of Eden (series).
"Blood of Eden"
Single by Peter Gabriel
from the album Us
B-side"Mercy Street"
ReleasedMarch 1993
Length
  • 6:35 (album version)
  • 4:57 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)Peter Gabriel
Producer(s)
Peter Gabriel singles chronology
"Steam"
(1992)		 "Blood of Eden"
(1993)		 "Kiss That Frog"
(1993)
Music video
"Peter Gabriel - Blood Of Eden" on YouTube

The single has two B-side tracks: A remix of "Mercy Street" (originally from Gabriel's previous studio album So, released in 1986) by William Orbit and an earlier version of the a-side. This version had originally appeared in the Wim Wenders film Until the End of the World (1991) but was not included on the official soundtrack.

The female vocal part of the song was performed on the 1993–1994 Secret World Tour first by British musician Joy Askew, then by Sinéad O'Connor for a few months, and finally by American singer-songwriter Paula Cole. Cole's duet with Gabriel was released on both the Secret World Live album, as well as on the Secret World Live concert film.

In 2011, Gabriel re-released the song with orchestral background on the album New Blood.

Track listing

All songs were written by Peter Gabriel.

CD single

  1. "Blood of Eden" (album version) – 6:33
  2. "Mercy Street" (William Orbit mix) – 8:00
  3. "Blood of Eden" (Special mix for Wim Wenders' Until the End of the World) – 6:15

Personnel

Additional musicians

  • Daniel Lanois – hi-hat, backing vocals
  • Richard Blair – additional programming
  • Levon Minassian – duoduok
  • Sinéad O'Connor – backing vocals
  • Shankar – violin
  • Gus Isidore – bridge guitars
  • Richard Chappell – bridge section mix

Chart performance
Chart (1993) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[1] 73
UK Singles (OCC)[2] 43

References
  1. "RPM Top Singles - Volume 57, No. 24". Library and Archives Canada. 26 June 1993. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  2. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
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