'' Another Country '' was released several months before South Africa 's landmark 1994 general election , the first democratic election in the country 's history . The album was the band 's artistic contribution to South Africa 's crossover period from the apartheid regime to a new government . The impression of Lucia Burger — a critic with Afrikaans newspaper '' Beeld '' at the time of the album 's release — was that it drew the listener " away from the hurt and guilt to the dream , the promised South Africa . " The title song , " Another Country " , in particular expressed an optimism about the country 's future . It was written by bandmembers Alan Lazar and John Leyden . While the notes for the band 's 2006 compilation album '' Moments Away '' say that the song was written as " a response to the events surrounding the Boipatong massacre " , '' Femina '' magazine had previously attributed the song to the assassination of anti-apartheid political leader Chris Hani
Boipatong massacre
Boipatong massacre
Another Country (Mango Groove album)