Therefore he knows what's going to happen to his wife and kids back home, on Earth. Is about a guy who's traveled light-years away, out in space somewhere, and he's ahead in time. When producer Christopher Neil heard it on a demo tape that Rutherford played for him, however, he recommended that it be used for the album. It was, in fact, one of a series of songs that the two wrote simply to test how effective collaboration between them would be. "Silent Running" was one of the first songs to come from the Rutherford/Robertson songwriting partnership. The song was banned by the BBC during the Gulf War due to its address of war, nationalism and religion, as well as a direct reference to weaponry in the line, "There's a gun and ammunition just inside the doorway." Composition
The song's original title was simply "Silent Running" the name extension was given when the song was chosen to appear in the 1986 movie On Dangerous Ground, which was titled Choke Canyon in the United States.
Alan Murphy was hired as a session guitarist and provided lead guitar on the track. Paul Carrack provided lead vocals on the song. It was also released as the band's first single, peaking at number 6 on 8 March 1986 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and number 1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, where it stayed for five weeks. Robertson, it was the first track on the 1985 self-titled debut album of Mike + the Mechanics.
" Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)" is a song performed by Mike + The Mechanics.
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