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Rock Me Gently (Erasure song)

""Rock Me Gently""
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Single by Erasure
from the album Erasure
B-side "Chertsey Endlos"
Released 12 February 1996
Format CD Single
Recorded 1996
Genre Synthpop
Length 4:04 (single remix)
10:02 (album version)
Label Mute Records (Germany, Czech Republic)
Songwriter(s) Vince Clarke,
Andy Bell
Producer(s) Thomas Fehlmann,
Gareth Jones
Erasure singles chronology
"Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)"
(1995)
""Rock Me Gently""
(1996)
"In My Arms"
(1997)
"Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)"
(1995)
"Rock Me Gently"
(1996)
"In My Arms"
(1997)

"Rock Me Gently" is a song by British synthpop duo Erasure. Written by group members Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, the track appeared on their album Erasure. It was released as a single by Mute Records in selected European countries, including Germany and Czech Republic. "Rock Me Gently" was not released in the UK or the U.S.

In its album form, the song is an extended, ten-plus minutes mid-tempo synth ballad with ambient elements and a free-form vocal performance by Diamanda Galás during the song's breakdown. Bell's lead vocals were accentuated by the London Community Gospel Choir, who sang background (as they did on previous Erasure single "Stay with Me"). "Rock Me Gently" was drastically remixed for its single release — adding a radio-friendly drum track to the mix and editing out most of the Galás interlude. An extended version of this mix was included on the CD single, retaining the Galás section while keeping the new instrumentation.


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