Israelism


"Israelism" is a song recorded by Swedish group Army of Lovers and released in 1993 as the first single from their third album, The Gods of Earth and Heaven. The single was a top 10 hit in Belgium, Finland and Sweden.

Release

"Israelism" was released in March 1993. It combines the Jewish folk song "Hevenu Shalom Aleichem" with eurodance-beats and also includes additional lyrics written by Alexander Bard, Anders Wollbeck, Jean-Pierre Barda, Michaela de la Cour and Dominika Peczynski.
When released, "Israelism" was presented like this:
"Israelism" charted for 4 weeks in Sweden and peaked at number 10. On the Eurochart Hot 100, the single peaked at number 48 in May 1993.

Critical reception

Swedish newspaper Göteborgsposten stated in their review of The Gods of Earth and Heaven, that the song "with its controversial tribute to Jewish culture, is yet another hit."

Music video

The music video of "Israelism" was directed by Swedish director Fredrik Boklund. He also directed the other music videos for Army of Lovers.

Single track listing

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts