That's When I Reach for My Revolver

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"That's When I Reach for My Revolver"
Ace of Hearts
Songwriter(s)Clint Conley
Producer(s)Richard W. Harte

"That's When I Reach for My Revolver" is a song by

UK Singles Chart. Prior to this, Catherine Wheel
also covered the song as a b-side to their single 30 Century Man in 1992.

The title is a reference to the often-mistranslated quotation: "When I hear the word 'culture', that's when I reach for my revolver"—the actual quote from Hanns Johst is "Wenn ich Kultur höre ... entsichere ich meinen Browning!" This translates as: "Whenever I hear [the word] 'culture'... I remove the safety from my Browning!"

Moby version

"That's When I Reach for My Revolver"
Single by Moby
from the album Animal Rights
B-side
  • "Lovesick"
  • "Displaced"
  • "Sway"
  • "Every One of My Problems"
  • "God Moving over the Face of the Waters"
  • "Dark"
ReleasedAugust 26, 1996
Recorded1996
Length3:55
Label
Songwriter(s)Clint Conley
Producer(s)Moby
Moby singles chronology
"Bring Back My Happiness"
(1995) 		"That's When I Reach for My Revolver"
(1996) 		"
Come On Baby
"
(1996)

American musician

UK Singles Chart.[3]

The original version of "That's When I Reach for My Revolver" had substantially different lyrics, among which is "Tonight the sky is empty/But that is nothing new/Its dead eyes look upon us/And they tell me we're nothing but slaves." Moby provided an alternate vocal track to permit airplay on MTV; with subdued lyrics, the video version was retitled as "That's When I Realize It's Over".[4]

Track listing

  • CD single (CDMUTE184)
  1. "That's When I Reach for My Revolver" (single version) – 3:55
  2. "Lovesick" – 1:05
  3. "Displaced" – 1:25
  4. "Sway" – 6:51
  • CD single (LCDMUTE184)
  1. "That's When I Reach for My Revolver" (The Rollo & Sister Bliss Vocal Mix) – 10:20
  2. "Every One of My Problems" – 3:14
  3. "God Moving over the Face of the Waters" (Heat Mix) – 5:45
  4. "Dark" – 4:21
  • 12-inch single (12MUTE184)
  1. "That's When I Reach for My Revolver" (The Rollo & Sister Bliss Vocal Mix) – 10:20
  2. "That's When I Reach for My Revolver" (The Rollo & Sister Bliss Instrumental Mix) – 10:10
  • 12-inch single (0-63953)
  1. "That's When I Reach for My Revolver" (Moby's Mix) – 6:52
  2. "That's When I Reach for My Revolver" (Psychotic Ve-Gun Mix Edit – Vocal Dub) – 6:58
  3. "That's When I Reach for My Revolver" (Moby's Mix 1 Edit) – 3:44
  4. "That's When I Reach for My Revolver" (The Rollo & Sister Bliss Vocal Mix) – 10:20

Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[5] 14
Belgium Dance (Ultratop)[6] 12
Finland (
Suomen virallinen lista)[7]
 14
Scotland (OCC)[8] 43
UK Singles (OCC)[3]
 50
UK Dance (OCC)[9] 30

Notes

  1. ^ Masters, Marc (March 24, 2008). "Mission of Burma: Signals, Calls, and Marches / Vs. / The Horrible Truth About Burma". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  2. ^ Gerard, Chris (April 7, 2021). "The 100 Best Alternative Singles of the 1980s: 60 - 41". PopMatters. p. 4. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  4. ^ Milner, Greg (July 9, 2002). "The undeniable truth about Burma". Salon.com. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  5. Ultratip
    . Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  6. ^ "Ultratop Dance – 14/09/1996" (in Dutch). Ultratop Dance. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  7. ^ "Moby: That's When I Reach for My Revolver" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  8. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 01 September 1996 - 07 September 1996". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  9. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
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