Change I first appeared as the b-side to the Raw single released on 1st April 1991, however the words to the song had been printed on the sleeve of the Change album inlay released in 1989.
Running length : tbc
Written by : The Alarm
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters -Lead vocals
Dave Sharp – Electric guitar
Eddie Macdonald – Bass guitar & backing vocals
Nigel Twist -Drum programming & keyboards
Recorded and mixed July 1989 at Good Earth Studios, Studios, Liverpool, England.
Produced by The Alarm. Engineered by Rob Storm.
Other Studio Versions of the Song
2000 Remastered version
Album Appearances and discography
Single Appearances and discography
Officially Released Live Recordings
Lyrics – 1989 Good Earth Recording
Change upon faces
Changing hands
Change in my father
And my fathers land
Change, change
Change, change, change, change, change
Change in the weather
And it flies through a flag
Change in the places
I knew as a lad
Change, change
Change, change, change, change, change
Change on the mountain
Where green was turned black
Change on the valleys
That take it all back
Change in a worker
With sweat on his hands
Condemned by a future
To the no mans land
Change in the rivers
Once clean, flowing fast
Made sad and dirty
By the tears of man
Change at my ankles
Holding me back
Change like an icon
Change, change
Change, change, change, change, change
Beckoning fast
(Updated 15/08/2026)