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"Opal Mantra"
Single by Therapy?
Released	16 August 1993 (1993-08-16)
Studio	Livingston (London, England)
Length	2:29
Label	A&M
Songwriter(s)	Andy Cairns Fyfe Ewing Michael McKeegan
Producer(s)	Chris Sheldon
Therapy? singles chronology
"Turn" (1993) "Opal Mantra" (1993) "Nowhere" (1994)

"Opal Mantra" is a song by Northern Irish rock band Therapy?, released as a single on 16 August 1993 through A&M Records. It was issued on clear 7-inch vinyl, blue 7-inch vinyl, CD digipak, CD, and cassette. It reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart, number six on the Irish Singles Chart, and number 30 on the Swedish Singles Chart.

The single was backed by three live tracks on most formats in the UK and Ireland. The lead track did not appear on any Therapy? album but was included on the Hats Off to the Insane mini-album released in North America and Japan. All four tracks appear on the Born in a Crash mini-album released in Europe.

Track listings

Personnel

• Andy Cairns – vocals, guitar
• Fyfe Ewing – drums
• Michael McKeegan – bass
• Chris Sheldon & Therapy? - producer
• John Mallison – assistant engineer and owner of aforementioned Opel Manta
• Chris Leckie – engineer on live tracks
• Lewis Mulatero – photography
• Simon Carrington – design
• Graham Tunna – design

Charts

References

1. "Single Releases". Music Week. 14 August 1993. p. 23.
2. "ASCAP Songview repertory entry for this song". Retrieved 5 January 2024.
3. "Official Therapy? Discography".
4. Opal Mantra (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Therapy?. A&M Records. 1993. 580 360-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
5. Opal Mantra (UK CD single liner notes). Therapy?. A&M Records. 1993. 580 361-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
6. Opal Mantra (UK cassette single sleeve). Therapy?. A&M Records. 1993. 580 360-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
7. Opal Mantra (European CD single liner notes). Therapy?. A&M Records. 1993. 580 360-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
8. Opal Mantra (Australian CD single liner notes). Therapy?. A&M Records, Polydor Records. 1993. 580 360-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
9. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 36. 4 September 1993. p. 23.
10. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Opal Mantra". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
11. "Therapy? – Opal Mantra". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
12. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 November 2022.

• 1993 singles
• Therapy? songs
• 1993 songs
• Song recordings produced by Chris Sheldon
• A&M Records singles
• Songs written by Andy Cairns
• Songs written by Fyfe Ewing
• Songs written by Michael McKeegan