Wish The World Away
"Wish The World Away" is the 5th song on and first single released from American Music Club's 1994 album, San Francisco. The single was released on 7" and a 2-part CD, only in the UK. There was a limited edition boxed version called The San Francisco Collection which contained part one of the single with space for part two, their next two singles and the San Francisco album. Plans changed, as only one CD single was released after the box's issue - Hello Amsterdam wasn't issued in the UK.
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| Single by American Music Club | ||||
| from the album San Francisco | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Format | 7" / CD | |||
| Length | 3:11 | |||
| Label | Virgin Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Mark Eitzel | |||
| Producer(s) | Joe Chicarelli / American Music Club | |||
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The original band demo version of the song appears on Part Two of the single.
Lyrics
I don't need anybody's love
I couldn't afford it anyway
With my penny's worth of hope
That's not funny but it's a joke
And I got a good one for the collection agency
It's a wish
That I could wish the world away
I could wish the world away
Don't watch TV it's all lies
I watch TV day and night
I believe everything I see
And I can't turn it off
The only thing that kept me together in the good old days
Was a wish
You could wish the world away
Yeah you could wish the world away
You could wish the world away
You could wish the world away
Where's the message in the bottle
Where's the miracle in the pill
Where's the nurse with that needle
Where is all of my free will
Count down backwards from ten and everything's okay
You can wish
You can wish
You can wish the world away
I can wish
Video
Official video for "Wish The World Away" directed by Adam Bernstein can be watched at MTV Finland.
American Music Club performing "Wish The World Away" on April 12, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Track listing
CD Part One
- "Wish The World Away"
- "I Just Took My Two Sleeping Pills And Now I'm Like A Bridegroom Standing At The Altar"# "The Hopes And Dreams Of Heaven's 10,000 Whores" (Home Demo)
- "Apology For An Accident" (Home Demo)
CD Part Two
- "Wish The World Away" (Original Band Demo)
- "The President's Test For Physical Fitness"
- "Cape Canaveral"
7"
- "Wish The World Away"
- "I Just Took My Two Sleeping Pills And Now I'm Like A Bridegroom Standing At The Altar"
Personnel
- Mark Eitzel - vocals, guitars
- Danny Pearson - bass, guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
- Vudi - guitars, backing vocals
- Tim Mooney - drums, guitar, backing vocals
- Bruce Kaphan - pedal steel guitar, keyboards, guitar, tablas, backing vocals
- Jean Lowe - artwork
- Tom Lord Alge - mixing ("Wish The World Away")
- Bruce Kaphan - mixing, engineer ("Wish The World Away" Original Band Demo, "The Revolving Door" Original Band Demo,
- Tracy Chisholm - engineer (
Wish The World Away", "The President's Test For Physical Fitness", "Cape Canaveral" & "I Just Took My Two Sleeping Pills And Now I'm Like A Bridegroom Standing At The Altar")