“Christian Woman” is a single by gothic metal band Type O Negative from their 1993 album Bloody Kisses. It is one of two songs (the other being “Black No. 1“) that is credited with propelling the band into the mainstream.[3] The song is inspired by a real woman with whom lead singer and songwriter Peter Steele was once romantically involved. Steele told Revolver, “She was a Roman Catholic, much as I am, but she would get off on breaking the rules a little bit. She would ask me to dress up as a priest and, well, I guess you can just imagine what would happen after that. So, I guess you could say I have a bit of a priest infection.”[4]
Music videos
Two music videos exist for this song. The most well-known video, directed by Jon Reiss,[5] uses the radio edit of the song, which is four minutes and twenty-four seconds long. The other video uses the longer album version of the song, which has a significantly longer runtime of eight minutes and fifty-eight seconds. Both videos are available on the 1998 video album After Dark.
Track listing
All songs written by Peter Steele
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Christian Woman” (New & Unimproved Version) | 4:24 |
| 2. | “Christian Woman” (Butt-Kissing, Sell-Out Version) | 4:24 |
| 3. | “Suspended In Dusk” (Previously Too Embarrassed To Release) | 8:37 |
Personnel
- Peter Steele – lead vocals, bass guitar
- Kenny Hickey – guitar, backing vocals
- Josh Silver – keyboard, synthesizer, effects and programming, backing vocals
- Sal Abruscato – drums, percussion
References
- ^ “Great Rock Discography, 2004 edition”. p. 1575.
- ^ Wiederhorn, Jon (August 17, 2018). “Why Type O Negative’s ‘Bloody Kisses’ “Sounds Like Nothing Before and Nothing After”“. Revolver. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ Stingley, Mick (April 15, 2010). “Type O Negative Frontman Peter Steele Dies”. Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ Revolver Staff (August 16, 2018). “‘BLOODY KISSES’: 10 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW TYPE O NEGATIVE’S MASTERPIECE”. Revolver. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ VH1 (December 22, 1999). “Type O Negative – “Christian Woman”“. VH1. Archived from the original on June 8, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
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