Chainsaw (Skinny Puppy song)

"Chainsaw"
Single by Skinny Puppy
Released	1987
Format	CD, 12", Audio cassette
Recorded	1986
Genre	Industrial music
Length	27 min 27 s
Label	Nettwerk/Capitol/EMI
Writer(s)	Kevin Crompton, Dwayne Goettel, Dave Ogilvie, Tom Ellard
Producer(s)	Dave Ogilvie and cEvin Key
Skinny Puppy singles chronology
"Dig It" (1986) Chainsaw (1987) "Stairs & Flowers" (1987)

Chainsaw is a single by the band Skinny Puppy. It contains new material, as well as additional material taken from their albums Bites and Mind: The Perpetual Intercourse.^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Chainsaw"	5:55
2.	"Assimilate (Remix) (R:23)"	6:32
3.	"Cage" (Not included on the American release)	2:20
4.	"Stairs And Flowers (Def Wish Mix)"	6:05
5.	"Stairs And Flowers (Too Far Gone)"	6:35

Personnel

• Nivek Ogre
• cEvin Key

Guests

• D. Rudolph Goettel (keyboards, gadgetry - 1, 4, 5)
• David Jackson (chainsaw - 1)
• Tom Ellard (drums, CDs, effects - 1; tapes, EQ knobs, sampling - 2)
• Wilhelm Schroeder (bass synth - 3; backing voice - 4, 5)
• Mr. D. Plevin (bass guitar - 3)

Notes

• Engineered by cEvin Key and Dave Ogilvie.
• Tracks 1-3 mixed by Key, Ogilvie, and Ogre, assisted by Ric Arboit.
• Additional production, instrumentation and engineering on tracks 4-5 by Justin Strauss and Murry Elias, with edits by Chep Nunez. Remixed by Justin Strauss and Murry Elias.
• Sleeve photography, typography and design by Steven R. Gilmore.^[2]
• The front cover art features The Vision of Death and the back cover features Babylon Fallen, both by Gustave Doré.^[2][3]
• Two different versions were released on vinyl; one featuring the original labels (light orange) and one with new labels (pink and green).^[4]

References

1. • Wolanski, Coreen (2002). "Skinny Puppy: Every Dog Has Its Day". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
2. Kern, Jay (2010). Skinny Puppy: The Illustrated Discography (Second Edition). Mythos Press. p. 77.
3. "Skinny Puppy: Chainsaw". Retrieved 2010-07-20.
4. Lim, Stacy. "Brap...The Skinny Puppy Discography". Retrieved 2010-07-20.

External links

Single

• Chainsaw at Discogs (CD, Maxi-Single, Nettwerk, Canada)
• Chainsaw at Discogs (Cassette, Maxi-Single, Nettwerk, Canada)
• Chainsaw at Discogs (Vinyl, 12", 33⅓ RPM, Nettwerk, Canada)
• Chainsaw at Allmusic