Israelism (song)

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Not to be confused with Zionism, British Israelism, or Israelism (film).
"Israelism"
Single by Army of Lovers
from the album The Gods of Earth and Heaven
B-side"Israelism" (Dub Version)
ReleasedMarch 1993
Genre
Length3:20
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Army of Lovers singles chronology
"Judgment Day"
(1992) 		"Israelism"
(1993) 		"La Plage de Saint Tropez"
(1993)
Music video
"Israelism" on
YouTube

"Israelism" is a song recorded by Swedish group

Michaela de la Cour and Dominika Peczynski. Bard and Wollbeck produced it with Per Adebratt. The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Swedish director Fredrik Boklund,[1]
who had previously directed the other music videos for Army of Lovers.

Critical reception

Swedish

bigotry in Europe today."[3]

Stephen Dalton from

kosher for passover."[4] Tony Cross from Smash Hits gave "Israelism" three out of five, calling it a "goose-stepping number". He added that "they've gone back to the formula of amateur dramatics, big chants, quirky keyboards and barmy blokes."[5]

Chart performance

"Israelism" was a hit in several European countries and remains one of the band's most successful hits. In their native Sweden, the song charted for 4 weeks, peaking at number ten, while reaching number 11 on the Swedish Dance chart and number three on the Swedish Airplay chart. It was also a top 10 hit in Belgium and Finland, peaking at number nine and five, and a top 20 hit in Denmark and Norway (12 and 13). In Germany and Switzerland, it was a top 40 hit (32 and 31). On the

UK Singles Chart
or in the US. Outside Europe, "Israelism" was a top 10 hit in Israel.

Single track listing

  • 7" single
  1. "Israelism" (Radio Edit) — 3:20
  2. "Israelism" (Dub Version) — 3:13
  • 12" maxi-single
  1. "Israelism" (Radio Edit) — 3:20
  2. "Israelism" (Goldcalfhorahhorror Mix) — 6:54
  3. "Israelism" (Kibbutznikblitzkrieg Mix) — 6:32
  4. "Israelism" (Très Camp David Mix) — 3:13
  • CD single
  1. "Israelism" (Radio Edit) — 3:20
  2. "Israelism" (Dub Version) — 3:13

Charts

References

  1. ^ "Army of Lovers: Israelism (1993)". IMDb. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  2. Göteborgsposten
    .
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Army Of Lovers - Israelism" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 18. 1 May 1993. p. 9. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  4. NME
    . p. 36. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  5. ^ Cross, Tony (26 May 1993). "New Singles". Smash Hits. p. 47. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Army of Lovers – Israelism" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  7. ^ Danish Singles Chart. 14 May 1993.
  8. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 18. 1 May 1993. p. 23. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 18. 1 May 1993. p. 24. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Army of Lovers – Israelism" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  11. ^ "Army of Lovers – Israelism". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  12. ^ "Army of Lovers – Israelism". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  13. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1993" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
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