Étude (instrumental)

For the musical form, see Étude. For other uses, see Études (disambiguation).

"Étude" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1984, but recorded in 1982. It is from the album The Killing Fields, the soundtrack album for the film of the same name. It was reissued in December 1990, when it was used in a commercial for Nurofen. The 1990 release also featured a track called "Gakkaen" by The Ono Gagaku Kai Society.

"Étude"
Single by Mike Oldfield
from the album The Killing Fields
B-side	"Evacuation"
Released	19 November 1984[1] 3 December 1990 (re-issue)[2]
Genre	Folktronica
Length	3:07
Label	Virgin Records
Songwriter(s)	Francisco Tárrega
Producer(s)	Mike Oldfield
Mike Oldfield singles chronology
"Tricks of the Light" (1984) "Étude" (1984) "Pictures in the Dark" (1985)

"Étude"
Single by Mike Oldfield
B-side	"Gakkaen" (The Ono Gagaku Kai Society)
Released	1990
Genre	Folktronica
Label	Virgin Records
Songwriter(s)	Francisco Tárrega
Producer(s)	Mike Oldfield
Mike Oldfield singles chronology
"(One Glance is) Holy" (1989) "Étude" (1990) "Heaven's Open" (1991)

"Étude" is taken from the Francisco Tárrega piece "Recuerdos de la Alhambra".

Music video

The music video for "Étude" which appears on the Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield video shows a boy watching parts of The Killing Fields on a television from a reel-to-reel tape machine and looking through photographs. The boy also plays with a Fairlight CMI, which the soundtrack album was composed on.

Track listing

7-inch vinyl

1. "Étude" (edit) – 3:07
2. "Evacuation" (edit) – 4:11

12-inch vinyl

1. "Étude" – 4:38
2. "Evacuation" – 5:13

1990 release

1. "Étude" – Mike Oldfield
2. "Gakkaen" – The Ono Gagaku Kai Society