Tyranny (For You)

1991 studio album by Front 242

Tyranny (For You)

Studio album by

Front 242

Released| 24 January 1991
Genre| EBM, industrial
Length| 46:39 (54:49)
Label| Red Rhino Europe
Epic
Producer| Daniel Bresanutti, Patrick Codenys
Front 242 chronology
| Front by Front
(1988)  | Tyranny (For You)
(1991)  | Live Target
(1992)

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Singles from  Tyranny (For You)

1. "Tragedy (For You)"
Released: 23 October 1990
2. "Rhythm Of Time"
Released: 1991
3. "Mixed by Fear"
Released: 1991

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music| [2]
Entertainment Weekly| C[3]
MusicHound| 3.5/5[4]
NME| 7/10[5]
Select| 4/5[6]
Sounds| [7]

Tyranny (For You) (stylized as Tyranny ▶For You◀) is the fifth studio album by Front 242, released in 1991 as their first album on Epic Records after leaving Chicago's Wax Trax! Records. It was the band's highest-charting album reaching #95 on the Billboard 200 and #5 on the CMJ Radio Top 150.[8][9] The song "Rhythm of Time" proved a dance club hit topping at #11 on the Billboard Hot Dance/Disco charts matching the previous ranking of the album's title track. The accompanying music video for "Rhythm of Time" appears briefly playing on a television in a scene in the film Single White Female. "Moldavia" was subsequently featured in TV promos for the 1992 film K2.

## Track listing

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* All songs written by Front 242 & published by Les Editions Confidentielles.

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Sacrifice"| 4:31
2.| "Rhythm of Time"| 4:06
3.| "Moldavia"| 4:25
4.| "Trigger 2" (Anatomy of a Shot)| 5:50
5.| "Gripped by Fear"| 4:36
6.| "Tragedy ▶For You◀"| 4:30
7.| "The Untold"| 4:33
8.| "Neurobashing"| 5:49
9.| "Leitmotiv 136"| 3:12
10.| "Soul Manager"
"Soul Manager"
no audio
"Hard Rock"
"Trigger 1"| 13:03
5:07
1:58
2:40
3:16
Total length:| 54:53

## Releases

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* Red Rhino Europe: RRE CD 11 – CD, 1991
* Red Rhino Europe: RRE LP 11 – 12" Vinyl, 1991
* Epic Records (USA & Canada): EK 46998 – CD, 1991
* Epic Records (USA & Canada): ET 46998 – Cassette, 1991

## Personnel

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* Jean-Luc De Meyer – lead vocals
* Daniel Bressanutti – keyboards, programming
* Patrick Codenys – keyboards, programming
* Richard Jonckheere – percussion, backing vocals

## References

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1. ^ "Tyranny (For You) – Front 242". AllMusic.
2. ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). "Front 242". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Groves Dictionaries. pp. 2043. ISBN 1-561-59237-4.
3. ^ Fox, Marisa (8 February 1991). "Tyranny (For You)". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
4. ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). "Front 242". MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p. 461–462. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
5. ^ Anderson, Penny (19 January 1991). "Front 242: Tyranny (For You)". NME. p. 26. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
6. ^ Sinker, Mark (February 1991). "Craft at Work". Select. No. 8\. p. 68. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
7. ^ Mardles, Paul (19 January 1991). "Minority Rules" (PDF). Sounds. p. 38. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
8. ^ "Front 242 Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200". billboard.com. Nielsen Media Inc. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
9. ^ Glaser, Mark, ed. (15 March 1991). "CMJ Radio Top 150" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report. 25 (227). Great Neck, NY: College Media, Inc.: 15–16\. ISSN 0890-0795. Retrieved 5 November 2021.15-16&rft.date=1991-03-15&rft.issn=0890-0795&rft_id=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/CMJ/1991/CMJ-New-Music-Report-1991-03-15.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Tyranny+(For+You)" class="Z3988">

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Front 242

* Jean-Luc De Meyer
* Patrick Codenys
* Richard Jonckheere
* Tim Kroker

* Daniel Bressanutti
* Dirk Bergen
* Jean-Marc Pauly
* Pierre Pauly
* Kristin Kowalski
* Eran Westwood
* John Dubs
* Jean-Marc Lederman

Studio albums|

* Geography
* No Comment
* Official Version
* Front by Front
* Tyranny (For You)
* 06:21:03:11 Up Evil
* 05:22:09:12 Off
* Pulse

Live albums|

* Live Target
* Live Code
* Re-Boot: Live '98

Compilation album|

* Back Catalogue

Remix albums|

* Mut@ge.Mix@ge

Songs|

* "Funkahdafi"
* "Headhunter"

Related articles|

* Discography

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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