Song · New Model Army
“Vengeance” by New Model Army
From the album Vengeance (1984)
“Vengeance” by New Model Army appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1984. It was first released in 1984 on the album Vengeance. Its best result is #43 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1984. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #165 alternative song of 1984.
"Vengeance" is the title track of New Model Army's debut, a mini-LP the independent Abstract label put out in April 1984. Justin Sullivan composed it, sings it and plays guitar, with Stuart Morrow on bass and Robert Heaton on drums; Raymond Cowie produced and Iain O'Higgins engineered. Three players, no frills, all nerve.
The record's break came on television: after the band played "Christian Militia" and "Small Town England" on Channel 4's The Tube, Vengeance went straight in at No. 1 on the UK Indie Chart, and Spin called it "one of the most powerful and searing albums of 1984." It was later expanded on CD as Vengeance – The Independent Story in 1987, adding the band's early singles.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 43 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1984 | 48 |
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