"Release the Bats" is a song by Australian post-punk band The Birthday Party. Written by Nick Cave and Mick Harvey, the song was released as a single on 31 July 1981 through 4AD record label, with the B-side "Blast Off". The recordings were produced by the band and Nick Launay. The single charted on UK Indie Chart, peaking at number 3.
Achieving a cult status following its release,[1] the title track became influential on the then-emerging gothic rock genre.[2] The tracks off the single were later featured on the CD reissues of the band's final album, Junkyard (1982), as bonus tracks.[3][4]
^Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. pp. 94. ISBN 1843531054.
^Reynolds, Simon (2005). Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984. London: Faber and Faber, 2005. pp. 429–431. ISBN 0-571-21569-6.
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^Minsker, Evan (24 July 2012). "4AD to Reissue the Birthday Party's Junkyard". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
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