Tell Me, What Is the Bane of Your Life

{{Infobox song

| name = Tell Me, What Is the Bane of Your Life

| cover = Foetus - Tell Me, What Is the Bane of Your Life.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Philip and His Foetus Vibrations

| album =

| B-side = Mother, I’ve Killed the Cat

| released = {{Start date|1982|1}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Industrial

| length =

| label = Self Immolation

| writer = J. G. Thirlwell

| producer = J. G. Thirlwell

| chronology = J. G. Thirlwell

| prev_title = Wash It All Off

| prev_year = 1981

| next_title = Calamity Crush

| next_year = 1984

}}

Tell Me, What Is the Bane of Your Life is a song by Philip and His Foetus Vibrations, written by J. G. Thirlwell. It was released as a single in January 1982 by Self Immolation.{{cite web |first= |last= |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=mw0001068441|pure_url=yes}}|title=Foetus: Tell Me, What is the Bane of Your Life/Mother, I've Killed the Cat > Overview |publisher=Allmusic |date= |accessdate=September 26, 2015}}

Formats and track listing

All songs written by J. G. Thirlwell

;UK 7" single (WOMB KX 07)

  1. "Tell Me, What Is the Bane of Your Life" –
  2. "Mother, I've Killed the Cat" –

Personnel

Adapted from the Tell Me, What Is the Bane of Your Life liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=Tell Me, What Is the Bane of Your Life |others=Philip and His Foetus Vibrations |year=1982 |type=sleeve |publisher=Self Immolation |location=United Kingdom}}

Charts

class="wikitable"
Chart (1984)

!Peak
position

UK Indie Chart{{cite book |first=Barry |last=Lazell |url=http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/f.htm |title=Indie Hits 1980–1989 |publisher=Cherry Red Books |date=1997 |accessdate=September 18, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605084555/http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/f.htm |archivedate=June 5, 2011 }}

| style="text-align:center;"|30

Release history

class="wikitable"

! Region

! Date

! Label

! Format

! Catalog

United Kingdom

| 1982

| Self Immolation

| LP

| WOMB KX 07

References

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