State Of Independence is a song that was first released on the debut self titled Coloursøund album released on 11th October 1999 and later remastered for the 2020 reissue
1999 Original Coloursøund album recording details
Running length 4:41
Written by Mike Peters / Billy Duffy
Musician & Credits
Mike Peters – Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Billy Duffy – Lead Guitar
Craig Adams – Bass Guitar
Scott Garrett – Drums
Recorded at The Vibrating Room, Wales
Produced by Mike Peters and Billy Duffy
Mixed by Mike Peters & Jim Lowe at Trident Studios, London W1F, England
Mastered by Declan Burns at Chop Em Out
Alternative studio recordings ~ Demo ~ Acoustic ~ Remastered ~
1998 : Coloursøund – Coloursøund II – Demonstration recording
Running length 4:44
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Vocals, Guitar
Billy Duffy – Guitars
Craig Adams – Bass Guitar
Johnny Donnelly – Drums
Recorded in 1998 Cil-y-Bryn, Wales
Recorded by Mike Jones
Mixed by Mike Peters and Mike Jones
Mastered by Gary Butler at RTS
1999 : Coloursøund – Coloursøund III – Acoustic recording
Running length 4:37
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Drum Machine
Billy Duffy – 12 & 6 string Acoustic Guitars
Craig Adams – Acoustic Bass
Recorded in 1999 at Mountain and Sea Studios, Dyserth, Wales
2020 : Coloursøund – Coloursøund [Remastered]
Running length 4:38
Musician & Credits
Mike Peters – Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Billy Duffy – Lead Guitar
Craig Adams – Bass Guitar
Scott Garrett – Drums
Remastered from the 1999 original recording by Pete Maher
Remastering supervised by Mike Peters
Album appearances and discography for studio recordings
All the following are Worldwide releases except where stated
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11th October 1999 : Coloursøund – Coloursøund
Released on CD by 21st Century Records under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Music Productions PLC, catalogue number No. 21C008
1999 Original album recording
2001 : Coloursøund – Coloursøund I
Released on CD by The Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number No. 21C022
1999 Original album recording
2001 : Coloursøund – Coloursøund II
Released on CD by The Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number No. 21C023
1998 Demo recording version
2001 : Coloursøund – Coloursøund III
Released on CD by The Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number No. 21C024
1999 Acoustic version
28th September 2020 : Coloursøund – Coloursøund
Released on vinyl and CD by The Great North Western Recording Company, catalogue number No. GNWRCD001. (CD) GWRC001 (Black vinyl, limited edition blue vinyl, Limited edition red vinyl)
1999 Album recording remastered
Officially released live recordings – DVD
All the following are Worldwide releases on Twenty First Century Recording Company
(Except where stated)
16th January 1999. Recorded at The Gathering 7, The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales.
Performed by Coloursound : Mike Peters, Billy Duffy, Craig Adams, Steve Grantley
Released on DVD in 2005 – The Alarm – The Gathering History, catalogue number 21CDVD003
Sessions, Podcast and Multi-Media
All the following are Worldwide releases except where stated
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27th June 2020. First broadcast for Season 1 Episode 15 of the Big Night In live stream broadcast from The Peters House, Dyserth, Wales
Running Length 3:54
Performed by Mike Peters solo acoustic
Released on CD in 2020 as The Alarm Music Will Keep Us Strong – Disc 4 – The Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number 21C118
The Big Night In Season 1 Episode 15 can be viewed in full on the video section of Alarm Central
Lyrics – Coloursøund 1999 Album release version
By the by
I was looking deep into your eyes
By the way
In your voice I hear a thousand days
I command
A foresight of when you touch my hand
By the light
All the coloured rainbows will collide
In this state of independence
In the state of my mind
In this state of independence
I remain, I remain
In this state of independence
In the state of my mind
In this state of independence
I remain, I remain, I remain
By the by
I would walk one million hundred miles
By the way
I would wait upon the seventh wave
By the fall
Though I’m close I’m nowhere near at all
By design
All the separation will unite
In this state of independence
In the state of my mind
In this state of independence
I remain, I remain
In this state of independence
In the state of my mind
In this state of independence
I remain, I remain
Dear friend, I’ve been thinking about the end
Dear friend, I’ve been thinking about you
Dear, friend I can’t live without you
In this state of independence
In the state of my mind
In this state of independence
I remain, I remain
In this state of independence
In the state of my mind
In this state of independence
I remain, I remain
By the by, by the by
By the by, by the by
By the by, by the by
By the by, by the by
By the by, by the by
By the by, by the by
By the by, by the by
Audio & Visual Links ~ 1 x Video ~ 1 x Audio _
Video Link – Live from The Gathering 7, LLandudno, Wales January 1999
Audio Link – 2020 Remastered version
Spotify Link for the Remastered Coloursøund including State Of Indepedence
(Page updated 04/04/2022)