Wonderland (XTC song)

"Wonderland" is a single by XTC released in June 1983, written by Colin Moulding and taken from the album Mummer.

"Wonderland"
Single by XTC
from the album Mummer
B-side	"Jump"
Released	June 1983
Genre	Neo-psychedelia[1]
Length	4:50 (album version) 4:03 (single version) 4:23 (home demo version)
Label	Virgin Records
Songwriter(s)	Colin Moulding
Producer(s)	XTC and Steve Nye
XTC singles chronology
"Great Fire" (1983) "Wonderland" (1983) "Love on a Farmboy's Wages" (1983)

Unlike most of XTC's work - which usually features a more guitar-oriented sound - "Wonderland" is heavily laden with synthesizer textures, most of which came from a Prophet-5 (the band's main synthesizer at the time).^[2]

This was the only single issued in the U.S. by Geffen Records from the album.

A promotional music video was directed by Peter Sinclair.^[3]

This is one of the songs from the Mummer sessions to feature drummer Terry Chambers prior to his departure from XTC.^{[citation needed]}

Andy Partridge has subsequently described "Wonderland" as one of Moulding's "most beautiful melodies".^[4]

Track listing

1. "Wonderland" (Colin Moulding) – 3:50
2. "Jump" (Andy Partridge) – 4:39

Personnel

• Terry Chambers – drums
• Dave Gregory – keyboards
• Colin Moulding – vocals, bass
• Steve Nye – mini-korg synthesizer
• Andy Partridge – guitar
• Mixed by Alex Sadkin and Phil Thornalley at RAK Studio Two