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Matt Johnson (15 Aug 1961 - )

Male Person - United Kingdom English singer/songwriter for “The The”

Relationships (2)

Collaborator On

  1. The Gadgets (20 Jan 1979 - 05 Oct 1979) minor

Member Of

  1. The The original

Recordings by (7)

  1. What Stanley Saw 3:02 (1981)
  2. Red Cinders in the Sand 5:29 (1987)
  3. Burning Blue Soul 5:54 (Jun 1992)
  4. Classic Vibes 1:09 (21 Apr 1998) part of the “Bangin the Box, Volume 3” DJ-mix by Bad Boy Bill
  5. Time Again for the Golden Sunset 3:51 (09 Dec 2013)
  6. Shape of You (acoustic) 3:06 (05 May 2017)
  7. Announcement 0:30 (20 Oct 2017)

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. GIANT 9:34 The The (1983) marimba, keyboard
  2. Soul Mining 4:50 The The (1983) percussion, keyboard, guitar
  3. The Sinking Feeling 3:43 The The (1983) other instruments, percussion, keyboard, guitar
  4. The Twilight Hour 5:57 The The (1983) percussion, keyboard
  5. I’ve Been Waitin’ for Tomorrow (All of My Life) 5:45 The The (1983) percussion, synthesizer, piano
  6. Angels of Deception 4:38 The The (17 Nov 1986) keyboard, guitar
  7. Out of the Blue (Into the Fire) 5:12 The The (17 Nov 1986) percussion, keyboard, guitar
  8. Twilight of a Champion 4:22 The The (17 Nov 1986) keyboard, guitar
  9. The Mercy Beat 7:22 The The (17 Nov 1986) keyboard, bass, guitar
  10. Infected 4:30 The The (17 Nov 1986) keyboard, guitar
  11. Slow Train to Dawn 4:14 The The (17 Nov 1986) keyboard, guitar

Vocals

  1. Time Again for the Golden Sunset 3:51 The The (Aug 1981) lead vocals
  2. Song Without an Ending 4:35 The The (Aug 1981) lead vocals
  3. Out of Control 2:01 The The (Aug 1981) lead vocals
  4. Another Boy Drowning 5:53 The The (Aug 1981) lead vocals
  5. Delirious 3:33 The The (Aug 1981) lead vocals
  6. Icing Up 7:35 The The (Aug 1981) lead vocals
  7. The River Flows East in Spring 3:33 The The (Aug 1981) lead vocals
  8. Red Cinders in the Sand 5:41 The The (Aug 1981) lead vocals
  9. Like a Sun Risin Thru My Garden 5:01 The The (Aug 1981) lead vocals
  10. Bugle Boy 2:27 The The (Aug 1981) lead vocals
  11. Soul Mining 4:50 The The (1983)
  12. GIANT 9:34 The The (1983) lead vocals, other vocals
  13. The Sinking Feeling 3:43 The The (1983)
  14. I’ve Been Waitin’ for Tomorrow (All of My Life) 5:45 The The (1983)
  15. The Twilight Hour 5:57 The The (1983)
  16. Infected 4:30 The The (17 Nov 1986)
  17. Sweet Bird of Truth 5:03 The The (17 Nov 1986)
  18. The Mercy Beat 7:22 The The (17 Nov 1986)
  19. Twilight of a Champion 4:22 The The (17 Nov 1986)
  20. Angels of Deception 4:38 The The (17 Nov 1986)
  21. Infected (12″ version) 6:12 The The (17 Nov 1986)
  22. Sweet Bird of Truth (12″ version) 7:37 The The (17 Nov 1986)
  23. Slow Train to Dawn (12″ version) 6:35 The The (17 Nov 1986)
  24. Slow Train to Dawn 4:14 The The (17 Nov 1986)
  25. Out of the Blue (Into the Fire) 5:12 The The (17 Nov 1986)

Produced

  1. The Twilight Hour 5:57 The The (1983)
  2. Soul Mining 4:50 The The (1983)
  3. I’ve Been Waitin’ for Tomorrow (All of My Life) 5:45 The The (1983)
  4. The Sinking Feeling 3:43 The The (1983)
  5. GIANT 9:34 The The (1983)
  6. Twilight of a Champion 4:22 The The (17 Nov 1986)
  7. Out of the Blue (Into the Fire) 5:12 The The (17 Nov 1986)
  8. Sweet Bird of Truth 5:03 The The (17 Nov 1986)
  9. Slow Train to Dawn (12″ version) 6:35 The The (17 Nov 1986)
  10. Sweet Bird of Truth (12″ version) 7:37 The The (17 Nov 1986)
  11. Infected 4:30 The The (17 Nov 1986)
  12. Slow Train to Dawn 4:14 The The (17 Nov 1986)
  13. Infected (12″ version) 6:12 The The (17 Nov 1986)
  14. The Beat(en) Generation 3:05 The The (Mar 1989)

Credited as (9)

  1. Matt Johnson
  2. DJ Food feat. Matt Johnson
  3. DJ Food & Amorphous Androgynous feat. Matt Johnson
  4. Zoar feat. Matt Johnson
  5. Shudder to Think feat. Matt Johnson
  6. Tony Anderson feat. Matt Johnson and Michael Miyahara
  7. Matt Johnson / The The
  8. Matt & Colin
  9. Johnny Marr & Matt Johnson

Works (103)

Wrote

  1. Angel
  2. Controversial Subject
  3. Black and White
  4. Hot Ice
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Composed

  1. Helpline Operator
  2. Lonely Planet
  3. True Happiness This Way Lies
  4. This Is the Day
  5. Cold Spell Ahead
  6. Three Orange Kisses From Kazan
  7. Uncertain Smile
  8. Out of the Blue (Into the Fire)
  9. Heartland
  10. Angels of Deception
  11. Twilight of a Champion
  12. The Mercy Beat
  13. Deep Down Truth
  14. Pillar Box Red
  15. This Is the Night
  16. Sodium Light Baby
  17. Bluer Than Midnight
  18. I’ve Been Waitin’ for Tomorrow (All of My Life)
  19. Tout a une fin
  20. The Sinking Feeling
  21. The Twilight Hour
  22. GIANT
  23. Good Morning Beautiful
  24. The Violence of Truth
  25. Kingdom of Rain
  26. Beyond Love
  27. Infected
  28. Slow Train to Dawn
  29. Sweet Bird of Truth
  30. August & September
  31. Red Cinders in the Sand
  32. Song Without an Ending
  33. Time Again for the Golden Sunset
  34. Icing Up
  35. Like a Sun Risin Thru My Garden
  36. Out of Control
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Lyrics

  1. Cold Spell Ahead
  2. Three Orange Kisses From Kazan
  3. I’ve Been Waitin’ for Tomorrow (All of My Life)
  4. The Sinking Feeling
  5. The Twilight Hour
  6. GIANT
  7. Gravitate to Me
  8. Infected
  9. Slow Train to Dawn
  10. Sweet Bird of Truth
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Links (5)

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Johnson_(singer)

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/111943

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/90731541

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1909207

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/861ebc47-68af-4bad-87e1-a33cfe995b43