America (Killing Joke song)


"America" is Killing Joke's first single from their seventh studio album, Outside the Gate. It was released by E.G. Records on 4 April 1988. It was the first official single by Killing Joke to be self-produced, after the departure of producer Chris Kimsey.
The single was accompanied by a satirical music video depicting Jaz Coleman as a presidential candidate and dressed as Uncle Sam, in a dystopian scene of the United States.
"America" charted at No. 77 on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listings

The song was first released as a 7" single with "Jihad" as the B-side. It was also released as a 12" single in the UK and Germany, featuring "America " as the A-side, and "Jihad" and a remix of "America" by Glenn Skinner on the B-side.
This was the first single by Killing Joke to be released as a CD maxi single, featuring the Glenn Skinner remix of "America", "Jihad ", "America " and the original 1980 remix of "Change".

7" single

;Side A
  1. "America" – 03:47
;Side B
  1. "Jihad" – 06:00

    12" single

Both versions of "America" were mixed by Glenn Skinner.
;Side A
  1. "America " – 06:45
;Side B
  1. "Jihad" – 05:26
  2. "America" – 03:44

    CD maxi single

Both versions of "America" were mixed by Glenn Skinner.
  1. "America" – 03:44
  2. "Jihad " – 05:08
  3. "America " – 06:45
  4. "Change " – 04:00

    Charts