Song · Echo and the Bunnymen
“Seven Seas” by Echo and the Bunnymen
From the album Ocean Rain (1984)
“Seven Seas” by Echo and the Bunnymen appears on 11 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1984 and 2005. It was first released in 1984 on the album Ocean Rain. Its best result is #4 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1984. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #32 alternative song of 1984, #1,643 alternative song of all time and #475 of the '80s.
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"Seven Seas" sails out of Ocean Rain, Echo & the Bunnymen's 1984 album, and Korova made it the record's third single that July. All four members share the writing credit, Ian McCulloch, Will Sergeant, Les Pattinson and Pete de Freitas, and the band mixed it with Gil Norton, who also engineered alongside Henri Loustau.
It's the Bunnymen at their most playful: a jaunty, swaying tune with McCulloch spinning surreal images that never quite resolve, and nobody minds, because the mood carries it all the way to shore. AllMusic's Dave Thompson later praised exactly that mix of strange words and lovely feel. The B-side was a live take on the Beatles' "All You Need Is Love", taped at Liverpool Cathedral for Channel 4's Play at Home.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 4 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1984 | 91 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 453 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) | 500 |
| 1999 | 590 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 590 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 590 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 590 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2002 | 1383 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 590 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2003 | 1221 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2004 | 590 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 590 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
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