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Peace In Our Time (1988) 4:37 ◆ 
Peace In Our Time (CD, 7” & 12” singles) (1989) 4:40 & 3:26 ◆  ◆ 
In Concert #454 (Hammersmith Odeon 23 January 1989) (1989) 5:20 Æ 1989-01-23
Peace In Our Time (Recorded Live In Russia) (1989) Я 1988-10-02
Peace In Our Time (Album Sampler) (CD & 12”) (1988) 4:35 ◆ 
Through A Big Country (1990 & 1996) 4:36 ◆ 
Heart of the World (12” single (ltd. ed.)) (1990) ◆ 
Through A Big Country (The “Great Box”) (Peace In Our Time) (1991) 4:36 ◆ 
The Best of Big Country (1994) 4:36 ◆ 
Tracks from Without The Aid of a Safety Net (1994) 3:26 £ 1993-12-29
Without The Aid of a Safety Net (1994) / The Greatest Hits Live (1997) 3:20 £ 1993-12-29
BBC Live In Concert (1995) 5:24 Æ 1989-01-23
Peace in Our Time (Remaster)
(1996) 4:34 ◆ 
Brighton Rock (1997) / Wonderland Live (2002) 5:08 £ 1995-11-05
The Crossing + Peace In Our Time (UK remasters) (2CD box) (1997) 4:34 ◆ 
Kings of Emotion (A Diverse Collection) (1998) 5:05 £ 1995-11-05
Moscow 1988 (2001) 5:24 Я 1988-10-01
One In A Million (2001) 3:01 £ 1993-12-29
Classic Big Country (2001) 4:36 ◆ 
No Place Like Bonn (2001) 3:54 ß 1991-09-06
The Greatest Hits of Big Country and The Skids: The Best of Stuart Adamson (2002) 4:35 ◆ 
Singles Collection Vol. 3 (’88 - ’93) (Peace In Our Time) (2003) 4:35 ◆ 
Singles Collection Vol. 3 (’88 - ’93) (Heart of the World) (2003) 3:06 ◆ 
No Place Like Home + Peace In Our Time (2003) 4:34 ◆ 
Live Hits (et al.) (2003-2012) 5:24 Я 1988-10-01
 
Without The Aid of a Safety Net (Expanded Edition) (2005& 2021) 3:53 £ 1993-12-29
Peace In Our Time (Moscow 1988) (2009) 5:19 Я 1988-10-01
Look Away: The Best of (2010) 4:35 ◆ 
Fields of Fire (The Ultimate Collection) (2011) 4:33 ◆ 
At The BBC (Disc 2) (2013) 5:20 Æ 1988-09-21
At The BBC (Disc 3) (2013) 5:25 Æ 1989-01-23
The Best of The BBC Recordings (2013) 5:20 Æ 1988-09-21
Peace In Our Time (Re-Presents) (2014) 4:36 & 3:06 ◆  ◆ 
5 Classic Albums (Peace In Our Time) (2016) 4:33 ◆ 
We’re Not In Kansas (Disc/Volume 4) (2017 & 2018) 3:52 Р1994-04-29
We’re Not In Kansas (Disc/Volume 5) (2017 & 2018) 3:44 ƒ 1995-08-28
The Ultimate Collection (2018) 4:32 ◆ 
Live At Rockpalast 1986 & 1991 (Bonn) (2018) 4:22 ß 1991-09-06
WKW: Men of Steel Demos (2019) 3:33 ◆ 
Essential Big Country (2020) 4:33 ◆ 
Out Beyond The River (The Compulsion Years Anthology (2020) 3:53 £ 1993-12-29
 
VIDEO
Peace In Our Time (Moscow 1988) (VHS & LD) (1989) Я 1988-10-01
Through A Big Country (VHS) (1990) ◆ 
Without The Aid Of A Safety Net (VHS) (1994) & DVD (2003 & 2005) 3:34 £ 1993-12-29
The Ultimate Collection (VHS & DVD) (2002) 4:34 ◆ 
No Place Like Home + Peace In Our Time (2003) 4:34 Æ 1988-09-21
Classic Big Country (DVD) (2005) 4:33 ◆ 
Rockpalast (Bonn) (DVD) (2005) 4:44 ß 1991-09-06
Peace In Our Time (Moscow 1988) (2009) 7:23 Я 1988-10-01
Live At Rockpalast 1986 & 1991 (Bonn) (2018) 4:44 ß 1991-09-06
Out Beyond The River (The Compulsion Years Anthology (2020) 3:40 £ 1993-12-29
 
Lyrics & Music: Stuart Adamson
   
Variation Notation:
◆ 7”/12”/CD single/Album version
◆ Acoustic version
 
“A very Sixties feel protest song, naive but I did it anyway.”
— Stuart Adamson, Melody Maker interview, March 26, 1990
 
Also performed in concert by The Alarm (w/ Bruce Watson)
   
Also see: Peace In Our Time (demo) ◆