Opal Mantra

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title: "Opal Mantra" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["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"] description: "1993 single by Therapy?" topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opal_Mantra" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary 1993 single by Therapy? ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox song"]

Field	Value
name	Opal Mantra
cover	Opal_Mantra.jpeg
border	yes
type	single
artist	Therapy?
released
studio	Livingston (London, England)
length	2:29
label	A&M
writer
producer	Chris Sheldon
prev_title	Turn
prev_year	1993
next_title	Nowhere
next_year	1994
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::callout[type=note] the Therapy? song ::

| name = Opal Mantra | cover = Opal_Mantra.jpeg | border = yes | alt = | type = single | artist = Therapy? | album = | released = | recorded = | studio = Livingston (London, England) | length = 2:29 | label = A&M | writer =
| producer = Chris Sheldon | prev_title = Turn | prev_year = 1993 | next_title = Nowhere | next_year = 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

| headline = UK 7-inch, CD, and cassette single | title1 = Opal Mantra | note1 = studio version | length1 = 2:29 | title2 = Innocent X | note2 = live | length2 = 3:38 | title3 = Potato Junkie | note3 = live | length3 = 3:47 | title4 = Nausea | note4 = live | length4 = 3:29

| headline = European and Australian CD single | title1 = Opal Mantra | length1 = 2:29 | title2 = Turn | length2 = 3:50

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

::data[format=table] | Chart (1993) | Peak position | Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) | |---|---|---| | 40 | | | ::

References

References

1. (14 August 1993). "Single Releases".
2. "ASCAP Songview repertory entry for this song".
3. "Official Therapy? Discography".
4. (1993). "Opal Mantra". [[A&M Records]].
5. (1993). "Opal Mantra". A&M Records.
6. (1993). "Opal Mantra". A&M Records.
7. (1993). "Opal Mantra". A&M Records.
8. (1993). "Opal Mantra". A&M Records, [[Polydor Records]].
9. (4 September 1993). "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles".

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