# April Skies

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{{Short description|1987 single by the Jesus and Mary Chain}}
{{For|the album by Deine Lakaien|April Skies (album)}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}}
{{Infobox song
| name       = April Skies
| cover      = April_Skies_(single).jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [the Jesus and Mary Chain](/source/the_Jesus_and_Mary_Chain)
| album      = [Darklands](/source/Darklands_(album))
| B-side     = Kill Surf City
| released   = {{start date|1987|4|20|df=y}}<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Singles|magazine=[Music Week](/source/Music_Week)|page=12|date=18 April 1987}} ''Misprinted as 21 April on source. The New Albums section uses the correct date''.</ref><ref name="nz"/>
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| genre      = <!-- Do not add unsourced genres -->
| length     =
* 4:00 (album version)
* 3:14 (7-inch single)
| label      = [Blanco y Negro](/source/Blanco_y_Negro_Records)
| writer     =
* [William Reid](/source/William_Reid_(musician))
* [Jim Reid](/source/Jim_Reid)
| producer   =
* William Reid
* [Bill Price](/source/Bill_Price_(record_producer))
| prev_title = [Just Like Honey](/source/Just_Like_Honey)
| prev_year  = 1985
| next_title = [Happy When It Rains](/source/Happy_When_It_Rains)
| next_year  = 1987
}}
"'''April Skies'''" is a song by Scottish [alternative rock](/source/alternative_rock) group [the Jesus and Mary Chain](/source/the_Jesus_and_Mary_Chain) and the first single from the group's second studio album, ''[Darklands](/source/Darklands_(album))'' (1987). The song was released by [Blanco y Negro Records](/source/Blanco_y_Negro_Records) in April 1987, reaching {{abbr|No.|Number}} 8 on the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart), No. 6 in Ireland, and No. 16 in New Zealand, making it the band's highest-charting single in all three countries.

==Track listings==
All tracks were written by [Jim Reid](/source/Jim_Reid) and [William Reid](/source/William_Reid_(musician)) except where noted.

'''7-inch single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=April Skies|year=1987|type=UK 7-inch single sleeve|publisher=[Blanco y Negro Records](/source/Blanco_y_Negro_Records)|id=NEG 24, 248372-7}}</ref>
:A. "April Skies"
:B. "Kill Surf City"

'''Limited-edition 2×7-inch single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=April Skies|year=1987|type=UK 2×7-inch single sleeve|publisher=Blanco y Negro Records|id=NEG 24F, 248372-7}}</ref>
:A. "April Skies"
:B. "Kill Surf City"
:C. "[Mushroom](/source/Mushroom_(song))" (live in [Nuremberg](/source/Nuremberg) 1986) {{small|([Can](/source/Can_(band)))}}
:D. "Bo Diddley Is Jesus"

'''12-inch single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=April Skies|year=1987|type=UK 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=Blanco y Negro Records|id=NEG 24T, 248371-0}}</ref>
:A1. "April Skies" (long version)
:B1. "Kill Surf City"
:B2. "[Who Do You Love?](/source/Who_Do_You_Love%3F_(Bo_Diddley_song))" {{small|([Bo Diddley](/source/Bo_Diddley))}}

==Personnel==
'''The Jesus and Mary Chain'''
* [Jim Reid](/source/Jim_Reid) – [vocals](/source/Singing), [guitar](/source/guitar)
* [William Reid](/source/William_Reid_(musician)) – guitar, [producer](/source/Record_producer)

'''Additional personnel'''
* [Bill Price](/source/Bill_Price_(record_producer)) – production (track 1)
* [John Loder](/source/John_Loder_(sound_engineer)) – production (tracks 2 to 4)
* [Linda Reid](/source/Sister_Vanilla) – [design](/source/Graphic_design)
*  Helen Backhouse – [design](/source/Graphic_design)

==Charts==
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (1987)
!Peak<br />position
|-
!scope="row"|Europe ([European Hot 100 Singles](/source/European_Hot_100_Singles))<ref>{{cite magazine|title=European Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[Music & Media](/source/Music_%26_Media)|volume=4|issue=19|page=18|date=16 May 1987}}</ref>
|44
|-
{{single chart|Ireland2|6|artist=Jesus and Mary Chain|access-date=14 February 2022|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|New Zealand|16|artist=The Jesus and Mary Chain|song=April Skies|access-date=14 February 2022|rowheader=true|refname="nz"}}
|-
{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|8|artist=Jesus and Mary Chain|artistid=22365|access-date=14 February 2022|rowheader=true}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{The Jesus and Mary Chain}}
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Category:1987 singles
Category:1987 songs
Category:Blanco y Negro Records singles
Category:The Jesus and Mary Chain songs
Category:Songs written by Jim Reid
Category:Songs written by William Reid (musician)

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