Brought to the band by producer David Kahne, this near-Middle Eastern pop confection is -- for better or worse -- probably the Bangles' best-known recording. Frankly, if you listen to the record, it has very little to do with the band's overall persona. A colorful portrait of the confusing 1980s pop culture landscape, its hook-laden verses and instrumental arrangement are certainly catchy, and there was no doubt that this was recorded as a single; it certainly succeeded, going Top Ten for a lengthy run in 1985. In hindsight, however, the song has aged very poorly, and it now sounds like a freak hit or novelty record, which, in fact, is precisely what it is. Friends, this is Spinal Tap.
Bangles
Walk Like an Egyptian
Composed by Liam Sternberg
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Song Review by Matthew Greenwald
Appears On
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1986 | Columbia | 3:24 | ||||
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1986 |
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Rhino | 3:24 | |||
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1990 | Columbia | 3:24 | ||||
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1990 | Sony Music Distribution | |||||
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1992 |
Various Artists
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Priority Records | 3:24 | |||
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1992 |
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Rhino | 2:47 | |||
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1993 | 3:25 | |||||
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1994 |
Various Artists
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Sony Music Distribution | 3:22 | |||
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1995 |
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3:22 | ||||
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1995 |
Various Artists
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Rhino | 3:24 | |||
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1995 |
Various Artists
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K-Tel Distribution | 3:21 | |||
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1995 |
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Sony Music Distribution | 3:22 | |||
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1995 |
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Time / Life Music | 3:25 | |||
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1996 |
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Madacy Distribution / Madacy | 3:24 | |||
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1996 |
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Rhino / Essex | 3:22 | |||
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1996 |
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Rhino | 3:26 | |||
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1996 |
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Connoisseur | ||||
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1997 | Sony Music Distribution | 3:24 | ||||
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1997 |
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Rhino | ||||
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1997 |
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Rhino | 3:25 | |||
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1998 |
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Unison | ||||
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1998 |
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Eclipse Music Group | 3:21 | |||
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1998 |
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Eclipse Music Group | 3:21 | |||
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1998 |
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Priority Records | 3:25 | |||
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1998 |
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Cold Front Records / K-Tel Distribution | 3:23 | |||
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1998 | Legacy / Sony Music Distribution | 3:22 | ||||
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1998 | Sony Music Distribution / Columbia | 3:20 | ||||
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1998 |
Various Artists
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K-Tel Distribution | 3:23 | |||
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1998 |
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Time / Life Music | 3:25 | |||
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1999 |
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K-Tel Distribution | 3:23 | |||
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1999 |
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Platinum Disc | 3:22 | |||
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1999 |
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Platinum Disc | 3:22 | |||
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1999 |
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Compass | 3:24 | |||
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1999 |
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EMI Music Distribution | 3:22 | |||
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1999 |
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Excelsior Recordings | ||||
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2000 |
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Buddha Records | 3:25 | |||
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2000 |
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UTV | 3:25 | |||
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2000 |
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Atlantic | 3:25 | |||
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2000 |
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PolyGram | 3:19 | |||
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2000 |
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Trans World | 3:21 | |||
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2001 |
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Sony Music Distribution | 3:24 | |||
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2001 |
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Time / Life Music | 3:24 | |||
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2001 |
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Buddha Records | 3:25 | |||
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2001 |
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Sony Music Distribution | 3:23 | |||
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2001 |
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Definitive | 3:21 | |||
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2001 | Columbia | 3:25 | ||||
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2001 |
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Platinum Entertainment | 3:22 | |||
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2001 |
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Platinum Entertainment | 3:22 | |||
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2002 |
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Brentwood Records | 3:21 | |||
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2002 |
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Hip-O | 3:23 | |||
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2002 |
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Time / Life Music | 3:24 | |||
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2002 |
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Rhino | 3:23 | |||
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2002 | Sony Music Distribution | 3:24 | ||||
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2002 | Sony Music Distribution | 3:21 | ||||
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2002 |
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EMI Music Distribution | 3:22 | |||
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2003 |
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Columbia | ||||
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2003 | Columbia / Sony Music | 3:24 | ||||
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2004 | Legacy / Sony Music Distribution | 3:24 | ||||
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2004 |
Various Artists
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Varèse Sarabande | 3:23 | |||
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2004 |
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Top Sail Productions | 3:24 | |||
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2004 | Sony Music Distribution | 4:36 | ||||
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2004 | Sony Music Distribution | 3:22 | ||||
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2005 | BMG Special Products / Sony BMG | 5:50 | ||||
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2006 |
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Madacy | 3:25 | |||
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2006 | Columbia / Legacy | 3:25 | ||||
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2006 |
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EMI Music Distribution | 3:21 | |||
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2006 |
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BMG International | 5:50 | |||
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2006 |
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Madacy | 3:25 | |||
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2007 |
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100 Hits / Demon Music Group | 3:23 | |||
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2007 |
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KRB Music | 3:24 | |||
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2007 |
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Music Club Deluxe | 3:28 | |||
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2007 | Music Club Deluxe | 3:24 | ||||
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2007 |
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EMI Music Distribution | 3:21 | |||
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2008 |
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Collectables | 3:26 | |||
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2008 |
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EMI Music Distribution | 3:18 | |||
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2009 |
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Sony Music | 3:25 | |||
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2010 |
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EMI | 3:21 | |||
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2010 |
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EMI Music Distribution | 3:21 | |||
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2013 |
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Wagram Records | 3:24 | |||
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2014 | Sony Music Entertainment | 3:24 | ||||
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EMI Gold | 3:21 | ||||
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Original TV Soundtrack
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Liberation | 3:20 | ||||
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EMI / Somerset | 3:22 |
