Addiction (Skinny Puppy song)

Song by Skinny Puppy

"Addiction"

Single by Skinny Puppy
from the album  Cleanse Fold and Manipulate
Released| 1987
Recorded| 1987
Genre| Industrial
Length| 6:01
Label| Nettwerk/Capitol/EMI
Songwriter(s)| Kevin Crompton, Dwayne Goettel, Kevin Ogilvie
Producer(s)| Dave Ogilvie and cEvin Key
Skinny Puppy singles chronology
| "Stairs & Flowers"
(1987)  | "Addiction"
(1987)  | "Censor"
(1988)

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"Addiction" is a song by the band Skinny Puppy, taken from their 1987 album Cleanse Fold and Manipulate.[2] It was released on vinyl in 1987 and released on CD in 1991 (Canada) and 1997 (United States).[3] The lyrics of the song quote the 19th century Gothic novel Melmoth the Wanderer by Charles Maturin.[4]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Addiction (1st Dose)"| 8:26
2.| "Addiction (2nd Dose)"| 6:01
3.| "Deep Down Trauma Hounds (Remix)"| 7:35

## Personnel

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* Nivek Ogre
* cEvin Key
* Dwayne Goettel

### Other

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* Addition production on track 1 by Greg Reely, with additional engineering by Adrian Sherwood. Edited by Greg Reely.
* Additional production and engineering on track 2-3 by Adrian Sherwood. Assisted by Steve Spapperi. Edited by Adrian Sherwood.
* Recorded at Mushroom and Chicago Trax. Mastered by Pete Norman.

## Notes

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* Engineered by cEvin Key and Dave Ogilvie.
* Sleeve photography, typography and design by Steven R. Gilmore.

## References

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1. ^ "Skinny Puppy – Addiction". AllMusic. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
2. ^ Wolanski, Coreen (2002). "Skinny Puppy: Every Dog Has Its Day". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
3. ^ Kern, Jay (2010). Skinny Puppy: The Illustrated Discography (Second ed.). Mythos Press. p. 78.
4. ^ Charles Maturin (1 January 2010). Melmoth the Wanderer. Digireads.com Publishing. p. 165\. ISBN 978-1-4209-3750-3.

## External links

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### Single

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* Addiction at Discogs (Vinyl, 12", Nettwerk, )
* Addiction at Discogs (Vinyl, 12", Nettwerk, )
* Addiction at Discogs (CD, Maxi-Single, Nettwerk, )

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Skinny Puppy

* cEvin Key
* Nivek Ogre
* Mark Walk

* Dwayne Goettel
* Dave "Rave" Ogilvie
* Bill Leeb

Albums|

* Bites
* Mind: The Perpetual Intercourse
* Cleanse Fold and Manipulate
* VIVIsectVI
* Rabies
* Too Dark Park
* Last Rights
* The Process
* The Greater Wrong of the Right
* Mythmaker
* HanDover
* Weapon

EPs|

* Back & Forth
* Remission

Compilations|

* Bites and Remission
* Remission & Bites
* Twelve Inch Anthology
* Back and Forth Series Two
* Brap: Back and Forth Series 3 & 4
* The Singles Collect
* B-Sides Collect
* Back and Forth 06Six
* Back & Forth Vol7

Singles|

* "Dig It"
* "Chainsaw"
* "Stairs and Flowers"
* "Addiction"
* "Censor"
* "Testure"
* "Tin Omen"
* "Worlock"
* "Tormentor"
* "Spasmolytic"
* "Inquisition"
* "Candle"
* "Track 10"
* "Politikil"

Live albums|

* Ain't It Dead Yet?
* Doomsday
* The Greater Wrong of the Right Live
* Bootlegged, Broke and in Solvent Seas

Other releases|

* Video Collection (1984–1992)
* Remix Dystemper
* Puppy Gristle

Side projects|

* Download
* ohGr
* PlatEAU
* The Tear Garden
* Doubting Thomas
* Cyberaktif
* Rx
* Hilt
* PTP

Related articles|

* Discography
* List of songs
* Subconscious
* Front Line Assembly
* Paradigm Shift
* Wild Planet
* W.E.L.T.

* Category

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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