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Crackers International
EP by Erasure
Released	28 November 1988
Recorded	1988
Genre	Synthpop
Length	24:55
Label	Mute Records, Sire Records
Producer(s)	Erasure
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Erasure chronology
The Innocents (1988)	Crackers International (1988)	Wild! (1989)
Erasure singles chronology
"A Little Respect" (1988)	"Stop!" (1989)	"Drama!" (1989)
Alternate cover
Crackers International Part 2 cover

Crackers International is an EP released by Erasure in 1988, in between the albums The Innocents and Wild!.

Contents 1 History 2 Track listing 2.1 UK Version 2.2 U.S. Version 2.3 Crackers International Part 2 [12-Inch Vinyl] (UK only) 2.4 Crackers International Part 2 [3-Inch CD] (UK only)

The EP appeared in several different versions. The original UK release by Mute Records consisted of four original, self-produced tracks. In the UK, where EPs are eligible for the singles chart, it became one of Erasure's most successful releases, matching the number two peak of 1986's "Sometimes."

In the U.S., Crackers International was still considered an EP, although two remixes were added (bringing the tracklist count to six) when Sire Records released it. In the U.S., where EPs chart on the Billboard 200, it hit number seventy-three. The song "Stop!" was also released as its own stand-alone single in the U.S., just barely making an appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 (number ninety-seven). On the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart "Stop!" / "Knocking On Your Door" peaked at number four as a double-sided entry.

Additionally, a version of the EP was released in the UK by Mute Records in a very limited-edition, seasonal pressing, titled Crackers International Part 2. Released originally in 12" vinyl with extended versions of "Stop!" and "Knocking On Your Door", both remixed by Mark Saunders, it also added the Christmas standard "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen". It was subsequently released as a 3-inch compact disc containing the original 7" versions of "Stop!" and "Knocking On Your Door".

1. "Stop!" (Clarke/Bell)
2. "The Hardest Part" (Clarke/Bell)
3. "Knocking On Your Door" (Clarke/Bell)
4. "She Won't Be Home" (Clarke/Bell)

1. "Stop!" (Clarke/Bell)
2. "The Hardest Part" (Clarke/Bell)
3. "Stop!" (12" Version)
4. "Knocking On Your Door" (Clarke/Bell)
5. "She Won't Be Home" (Clarke/Bell)
6. "Knocking On Your Door" (12" Version)

1. "Stop! [Mark Saunders 12 Inch Remix]" (Clarke/Bell)
2. "Knocking On Your Door [Mark Saunders 12 Inch Remix]" (Clarke/Bell)
3. "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (Traditional)

1. "Stop!" (Clarke/Bell)
2. "Knocking On Your Door" (Clarke/Bell)
3. "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (Traditional)

Erasure
Vince Clarke | Andy Bell
Erasure discography | B-sides and non-album songs
Albums/EPs: Wonderland | The Circus | The Innocents | Crackers International Wild! | Chorus | Abba-esque | I Say I Say I Say | Erasure | Cowboy | Loveboat | Other People's Songs | Nightbird | Union Street | Light at the End of the World Compilations: The Two Ring Circus | Pop! - the First 20 Hits | Hits! The Very Best of Erasure Live album: Acoustic Live Box Sets: EBX 1 | EBX 2 | EBX 3 | EBX 4 Singles: Who Needs Love Like That | Heavenly Action | Oh L'amour | Sometimes | It Doesn't Have To Be | Victim of Love | The Circus | Ship of Fools | Chains of Love | A Little Respect | Stop! | Drama! | You Surround Me | Blue Savannah | Star | Chorus | Love to Hate You | Am I Right? | Breath of Life | Take a Chance on Me | Who Needs Love Like That (remix) | Always | Run to the Sun | I Love Saturday | Stay With Me | Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day) | Rock Me Gently | In My Arms | Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me | Rain | Freedom | Moon & the Sky | Solsbury Hill | Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) | Oh L'amour (remix) | Breathe | Don't Say You Love Me | Here I Go Impossible Again | All This Time Still Falling Out of Love | Boy | I Could Fall in Love with You Video/DVD: Sanctuary - the EIS Christmas Concert 2002 | Hits! the Videos | The Tank, the Swan and the Balloon | Great Hits Live - Live at Great Woods | The Erasure Show - Live in Cologne | On the Road to Nashville