The Game (Echo & the Bunnymen song)

"The Game"
Single by Echo & the Bunnymen
from the album Echo & the Bunnymen
B-side"Lost and Found", "Ship of Fools"
Released1 June 1987
GenrePost-punk, alternative rock
Length3:50
LabelWEA
SongwritersWill Sergeant, Ian McCulloch, Les Pattinson, Pete de Freitas
ProducerLaurie Latham
Echo & the Bunnymen singles chronology
"Bring on the Dancing Horses"
(1985)
"The Game"
(1987)
"Lips Like Sugar"
(1987)

"The Game" is a song by the English rock band Echo & the Bunnymen. It was released on 1 June 1987 as the first single from their eponymous album of that year; this reached number 28 on the UK singles chart.

The single was released on WEA Records in 7-inch and 12-inch formats. The B-side is "Lost and Found"; the additional track on the 12-inch single is "Ship of Fools", which was produced by the group and Gil Norton.

The video was shot in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.