This Is Your Land

"This Is Your Land" is a song by Scottish rock band Simple Minds from their album Street Fighting Years, released as a single on 10 April 1989. The song features Lou Reed as guest vocalist. The single reached #13 on the UK singles chart.^[1] The music video was shot in Spain.

The song was praised by David Sinclair of Q magazine as part of a five-star album review given to Street Fighting Years. Sinclair wrote: "The utterly beguiling melody of 'This Is Your Land', featuring a deadpan Lou Reed, cloaks a stinging rebuke on the issue of the environment while gently leading the listener up towards the panoramic splendour of the instrumental coda."^[2]

Track listings

7" Single

"This Is Your Land" - 6:22
"Saturday Girl" - 6:09

12", Cassette & CD Singles

This Is Your Land" - 6:22
Saturday Girl" - 6:09
"Year Of The Dragon" - 3:06

Chart performance

Chart (1989)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart^[1]	13
Australian ARIA Singles Chart^[3]	38
Dutch GfK chart^[4]	7
Dutch Top 40^[5]	6
Irish Singles Chart^[6]	6
Swedish Singles Chart^[7]	18
Swiss Singles Chart^[8]	10
US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks^[9]	37
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks^[9]	12

References

1 2 "Chart Stats - Simple Minds - This Is Your Land". Retrieved 24 July 2009.
↑ http://www.simpleminds.org.uk/streetfightingreviews2.html
↑ "australian-charts.com - Simple Minds - This Is Your Land". Retrieved 24 July 2009.
↑ "dutchcharts.nl - Simple Minds - This Is Your Land" (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 July 2009.
↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 19, 1989" (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 July 2009.
↑ "irishcharts.ie search results". Retrieved 24 July 2009.
↑ "swedishcharts.com - Simple Minds - This Is Your Land". Retrieved 24 July 2009.
↑ "Simple Minds - This Is Your Land - hitparade.ch" (in German). Retrieved 24 July 2009.
1 2 "allmusic ((( Simple Minds > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Retrieved 24 July 2009 (2009-07-24). Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

External links

Simple Minds

Jim Kerr Charlie Burchill Mel Gaynor Andy Gillespie Ged Grimes Brian McGee Tony Donald Duncan Barnwell Mick MacNeil Derek Forbes Kenny Hyslop Mike Ogletree John Giblin Eddy Duffy

Albums	Life in a Day Real to Real Cacophony Empires and Dance Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) Sparkle in the Rain Once Upon a Time Street Fighting Years Real Life Good News from the Next World Néapolis Our Secrets Are the Same Neon Lights Cry Black & White 050505 Graffiti Soul Big Music Acoustic

Live albums	Live in the City of Light Real Live 91 Sunday Express – Live (Volumes 1 & 2) 5X5 Live Live – Big Music Tour 2015

Compilations	Themes for Great Cities 79/81 Celebration Glittering Prize 81/92 The Promised The Early Years 1977–1978 The Best of Simple Minds Early Gold The Platinum Collection Celebrate: The Greatest Hits ICON – The Best Of Sparkle in the Rain – Super Deluxe Box Set

Box sets	Themes – Volume 1: March 79–April 82 Themes – Volume 2: August 82–April 85 Themes – Volume 3: September 85–June 87 Themes – Volume 4: February 89–May 90 Silver Box Themes – Volume 5: March 91–September 92 Themes – Volumes 1–5: March 79–September 92 X5 Classic Album Selection

Singles	"Love Song" "Promised You a Miracle" "Glittering Prize" "Someone Somewhere (In Summertime)" "Waterfront" "Speed Your Love to Me" "Up on the Catwalk" "Don't You (Forget About Me)" "Alive and Kicking" "Sanctify Yourself" "All the Things She Said" "Ghost Dancing" "Belfast Child" "This Is Your Land" "Kick It In" "Let There Be Love" "Stand By Love"

Promo singles	"Mandela Day" (US)

Themes series	Themes – Volume 1: March 79–April 82 Themes – Volume 2: August 82–April 85 Themes – Volume 3: September 85–June 87 Themes – Volume 4: February 89–May 90 Themes – Volume 5: March 91–September 92

Related articles	Discography Lostboy! AKA Jim Kerr

Concert tours	Simple Minds concert tours

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