Song · Erasure
“Phantom Bride” by Erasure
From the album The Innocents (1988)
“Phantom Bride” by Erasure appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1988. It was first released in 1988 on the album The Innocents. Its best result is #75 on the WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1988. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #225 alternative song of 1988.
"Phantom Bride" is an album track from The Innocents, the English synth-pop duo Erasure's third studio album, which came out in America through Sire and Reprise on 10 April 1988 and in the UK and Germany through Mute on 18 April. Stephen Hague produced it, with Bob Kraushaar engineering. The Innocents turned Vince Clarke and Andy Bell into superstars at home, broke them in the US and started a run of UK number-one albums.
The song got its own moment in the spotlight years later. When the album was remastered and reissued on 26 October 2009 for its 21st anniversary, "Phantom Bride" led the EP of remixes that went out ahead of it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 75 | WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY | WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1988 | 100 |
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