Annotation
AcoustID of original 1991 recording from the 1991 album "Seal": https://acoustid.org/track/c5cc3495-4563-4bcc-b529-f8dcad82d268
AcoustID 4d65e786-10a7-4057-84ed-05088839febe on album Hits
Annotation last modified on 2022-10-19 15:54 UTC.
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | |||||||||
| 1.4 | Killer | 6:23 | Seal | Seal | Seal | Album |
| Sire Records | 9 26627-2 |
| 1.4 | Killer | 6:23 | Seal | Seal | Seal | Album |
| ZTT (also for “Z” logo of ZTT Records aka ZANG / Zang Tuum Tumb/Zang Tumb Tuum) | WMC5-355 |
| 1.4 | Killer | 6:23 | Seal | Seal (no Mould SID present, UPPER case lettering along disk rim) | Seal | Album | ZTT (also for “Z” logo of ZTT Records aka ZANG / Zang Tuum Tumb/Zang Tumb Tuum) | 9031-74557-2 | |
| 1.4 | Killer | 6:23 | Seal | Seal (Reissue, Mould SID and Mould Stamp present, regular case lettering along disk rim.) | Seal | Album |
| ZTT (also for “Z” logo of ZTT Records aka ZANG / Zang Tuum Tumb/Zang Tumb Tuum) | 9031-74557-2 |
| 1.4 | Killer | 6:23 | Seal | Seal | Seal | Album |
| ZTT (also for “Z” logo of ZTT Records aka ZANG / Zang Tuum Tumb/Zang Tumb Tuum) | 9031-74557-4 |
| 1.4 | Killer | 6:23 | Seal | Seal | Seal | Album |
| ZTT (also for “Z” logo of ZTT Records aka ZANG / Zang Tuum Tumb/Zang Tumb Tuum) | CD 74557 |
| 1.4 | Killer | 6:23 | Seal | Seal | Seal | Album |
| ZTT Records Ltd. (for copyrights use only; also referred to as Zang Tumb Tuum or Zang Tuum Tumb) | CD 74557 |
| 1.13 | Killer | 6:21 | Seal | The Best Years of Your Life, Volume 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Patman Music (South Africa) | CDPM(WF)52 |
| 1.4 | Killer | 6:23 | Seal | Seal & Seal II | Seal | Album + Compilation |
| WEA Records (imprint of Warner Records International: lower-case “wea” with “records” below) | 0630121102 |
| 1.4 | Killer | 6:23 | Seal | Seal (2000 repress) | Seal | Album |
| ZTT (also for “Z” logo of ZTT Records aka ZANG / Zang Tuum Tumb/Zang Tumb Tuum) | 9031-74557-2 |
| 1.3 | Killer | 6:23 | Seal | Best 1991-2004 (clear gap on inner CD paintwork) | Seal | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9362-48776-2 |
| 1.3 | Killer | 6:23 | Seal | Best 1991-2004 (black and white image) | Seal | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9362 48958-2 |
| 1.3 | Killer | 6:23 | Seal | Best 1991-2004 (gold image on rear cover) | Seal | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9362 48958-2 |
| 1.3 | Killer | 6:23 | Seal | Best 1991-2004 | Seal | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9362-48776-2 |
| 1.3 | Killer | 6:23 | Seal | Best 1991-2004 | Seal | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9362-48952-2 |
| 1.3 | Killer | 6:23 | Seal | Best 1991-2004 | Seal | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | WPCR-11919 |
| 1.3 | Killer | 6:23 | Seal | Best 1991-2004 | Seal | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | WBCD2082 |
| 1.3 | Killer | 6:23 | Seal | Best 1991-2004 | Seal | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 48776-2 |
| 1.3 | Killer | 6:23 | Seal | Best 1991-2004 | Seal | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 48776-9 |
| 2.4 | Killer | 6:23 | Seal | Seal | Seal | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 48784-2 |
| 1.4 | Killer | 6:23 | Seal | Seal | Seal | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 48784-2 |
| 1.3 | Killer | 6:23 | Seal | Best 1991-2004 | Seal | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 48943-2 |
| 2.1 | Killer | 6:22 | Seal | Hits (deluxe edition) | Seal | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9362-49699-3 |
| 1.19 | Killer | 6:22 | Seal | Hits (deluxe version) | Seal | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | |
| 2.1 | Killer | 6:22 | Seal | Hits (deluxe edition) | Seal | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across), Warner Music Argentina | 522733-2, 9362-49699-3 |
| 2.1 | Killer | 6:22 | Seal | Hits | Seal | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across), 143 Records (Atlantic subsidiary) | WPCR-13771/2 |
| 5.4 | Killer | ?:?? | Seal | Seal (deluxe edition) | Seal | Album |
| Rhino (reissue label), Warner Records (2019–present; circle imprint with “Warner Records” next to it) | R2 654317 |
| 1.4 | Killer (2022 Remaster) | 6:22 | Seal | Seal (Deluxe Edition) | Seal | Album |
| Warner Records (2019–present; circle imprint with “Warner Records” next to it) | |
| 1.4 | Killer | 6:22 | Seal | Seal (deluxe edition) | Seal | Album |
| Rhino (reissue label), Warner Records (2019–present; circle imprint with “Warner Records” next to it) | R2 654317 |
| 1.3 | Killer | 6:24 | Seal | Best 1991 - 2004 | Seal | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Records (2019–present; circle imprint with “Warner Records” next to it) | |
| 1.4 | Killer | 6:23 | Seal | Seal | Seal | Album |
| Warner Records (2019–present; circle imprint with “Warner Records” next to it) | |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.3 | Killer (album version) | 6:21 | Seal | Future Love Paradise / Crazy / Killer | Seal | EP |
| ZTT (also for “Z” logo of ZTT Records aka ZANG / Zang Tuum Tumb/Zang Tumb Tuum) | 5CS-30 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.2 | Killer | 6:22 | Seal | Killer Hits | Seal | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.7 | Killer | ?:?? | Seal | Greatest Hits | Seal | Album + Compilation |
| Star Mark | 16516-1/2 |
| 1.3 | Killer | 6:24 | Seal | Greatest Hits | Seal | Album + Compilation |
| Star Mark | |
Relationships
| engineer: | Tony Phillips (engineer, mix, remix credits) |
|---|---|
| producer: | Trevor Horn |
| mixer: | Tony Philips |
| bass guitar: | Tony Spalding |
| drums (drum set): | Ian Thomas (drummer) |
| guitar: | Gus Isidore |
| keyboard: | Simon Hale |
| lead vocals: | Seal (English-born singer and songwriter) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | ZTT Records Ltd. (for copyrights use only; also referred to as Zang Tumb Tuum or Zang Tuum Tumb) (in 1991) Warner Music Argentina S.A. (in 2009) WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2009) |
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| recorded at and mixed at: | Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill |
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| has remixes: | Killer (3D mix) (1991 Seal) Killer (William Orbit dub) Killer (William Orbit remix) |
|---|---|
| mash-ups: | The Megaadventure by Hahnstudios (mash-up artist) (order: 4) |
| edits: | Killer (single version) (1991 Seal) |
| recording of: | Killer (in 1991) |
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Related works
Killer
| lyricist: | Seal (English-born singer and songwriter) |
|---|---|
| writer: | Seal (English-born singer and songwriter) Adam Paul Tinley |
| publisher: | EMI Virgin Music Publishing Germany GmbH & Co. KG (ended) Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (ended) Beethoven Street Music Ltd EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) MCA Music Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH |
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| referred to in medleys: | Killer / Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone (order: 1) |
|---|---|
| later translated parody versions: | Killer |
| later versions: | Over Killer |
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