Song · The Teardrop Explodes
“Treason” by The Teardrop Explodes
From the album Kilimanjaro (1980)
“Treason” by The Teardrop Explodes appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1980 and 2003. It was first released in 1980 on the album Kilimanjaro. Its best result is #43 on the John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1980). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,033 alternative song of all time.
"Treason (It's Just a Story)" came out as a Teardrop Explodes single early in 1980 and then turned up, listed simply as "Treason", on Kilimanjaro, the Liverpool band's debut album, later that year. Julian Cope sings it and plays bass, and wrote it with drummer Gary Dwyer and guitarist Michael Finkler; Alan Gill also plays guitar, Dave Balfe adds organ, piano and synthesizer, and Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley produced.
The first time round it went nowhere. Then "Reward" gave the band their breakthrough, and Hugh Jones remixed "Treason" to follow it in 1981. That version climbed to 18 in the UK that May and took its place on the reissued Kilimanjaro, which outsold the original pressing.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 43 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1980) | 50 |
| 2003 | 1730 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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