Bruises On All My Illusions (song)

Record and release
“Bruises On All My Illusions” was the second song revealed from new album, released as digital single on streaming platforms in 7 October 2021, with announcement of associated physical releases: single and remix EP of the same name. The single came out in February 2022, while vinyl EP followed in July.

Other versions
Remixes by Manhattan Clique and The Grid were announced with Bruises On All My Illusions releases. After *Happiness Not Included was released, a radio edit was announced to appear on Nostalgia Machine CD single; it came out in November 2022.

Personnel

 * Written-By (lyrics), vocals – Marc Almond
 * Written-By (music), programming, instruments – David Ball, Jon Savage
 * Recording – Jon Savage
 * Production – Soft Cell, Philip Larsen

Lyric video
Lyric video of “Bruises On All My Illusions” was published on Soft Cell's official Facebook page in 2 November 2021, and unlike the rest lyric videos from *Happiness Not Included, it doesn't appear on duo's official YouTube channel. The video was created by Ewan McWilliam, it features footage taken in fun fair at unknown locations, in a variety of bright color effects.

Availability
“Bruises On All My Illusions” appears on following records.

Original version of the song is also available on streaming platforms.

Listen

 * Official uploads on YouTube
 * (version with visuals)
 * (version with visuals)

Trivia

 * The song and associated releases were initially announced as “Bruises On My Illusions” – Marc Almond pointed out the error in titles on his and Soft Cell's official Instagram pages, which later was fixed.