"I/O" | ||||
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Single by Peter Gabriel | ||||
from the album I/O | ||||
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Genre | Art rock | |||
Length | 3:52 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Peter Gabriel | |||
Producer(s) | Peter Gabriel | |||
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"I/O" (typeset as "i/o") is the fourth single and title track of English musician Peter Gabriel's tenth studio album I/O, [1] his first album of original material since 2002's Up, and his first featuring a title track. [2] Two versions of the song have been released: the "Bright-Side Mix" (mixed by Mark "Spike" Stent) and the "Dark-Side Mix" (mixed by Tchad Blake). The cover art for this track features Olafur Eliasson's Colour experiment no. 114. [3]
Recorded at Gabriel's Real World Studios in Wiltshire and the Beehive in London, "i/o" features regulars Tony Levin on bass, David Rhodes on electric guitar, and Manu Katché on drums. [3] Additionally, the track is the first of three on the album to feature the Soweto Gospel Choir from South Africa, whose parts were recorded at High Seas Studios. [4] The Soweto Gospel Choir had previously collaborated with Gabriel in 2008 on " Down to Earth" for the WALL·E soundtrack. [5] I/O was released on the Pink Moon, the full moon in April, which occurred on the 6th. [6] Gabriel explained that I/O stands for input/output, which served as a starting point for writing a song about the world's interconnectedness, adding that "if we can see ourselves as better connected, still messed up individuals, but as part of a whole, then maybe there's something to learn." [7]
Choir
Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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UK Singles Downloads ( OCC) [8] | 70 |