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Chemical World
"Chemical World" is a song by English alternative rock band Blur, featured
"Chemical World"
on their second album Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993).
Contents
Tracks
Release
Track listings
Personnel
Charts
References
External links Single by Blur
from the album Modern Life Is
Rubbish
Tracks
Bside "Maggie May" (7")
The single was released in the UK on 7" and 12" vinyl and two CDs. CD1 and
"Es Schmecht",
the 12" featured the reworked demo version while CD2 and the 7" featured the
"Young & Lovely",
Stephen Street version (in edited form on the 7").
"My Ark" (12")
The 12" and CD2 feature three exclusive tracks "Young & Lovely", "Es "Never Clever"
Schmecht" and "My Ark". "Young & Lovely" was hailed as one of the greatest (live), "Pressure On
"lost tracks" by Q in 2007. Julian" (live),
"Come Together"
CD1 features three tracks recorded live at Glastonbury Festival 1992. The song
(live) (CD1)
"Never Clever" had not been previously released. It was originally intended as
"Young & Lovely",
the followup to Blur's fourth single, "Popscene". However, the commercial
"Es Schmecht", "My
death of "Popscene" prompted those plans to be abandoned. The studio
Ark" (CD2)
version of "Never Clever" was eventually released on a promo CD to celebrate
Food Records' 100th release in 1997. Released 28 June 1993
Format 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl,
The 7" vinyl has a cover version of Rod Stewart's "Maggie May", which had
CD
been recorded for and was first released on Ruby Trax, a 1992 triple album
compilation of cover versions issued by the NME on its 40th birthday. It was
Recorded Feb 1993
also featured on Blur's The Special Collectors Edition in 1994 along with "Es Genre Britpop, alternative
Schmecht". rock[1]
Length 4:02 (UK album
Release version)
3:53 (Radio edit)
3:45 (Reworked/US
album version)
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It was released on 28 June 1993 as the second single from that album, 6:34 (with
equalling their previous release "For Tomorrow" at number 28 in the UK “Intermission”)
Singles Charts. [2] In the United States, the song reached number 27 on the
Label Food
Modern Rock Tracks chart, becoming the only single from Modern Life Is
Songwriter(s) Damon Albarn,
Rubbish to chart there. [3]
Graham Coxon,
The song was commissioned by Blur's American record label, SBK Records, to Alex James, Dave
increase the album's appeal for the American market. [4] The first version Rowntree
shown to SBK was a demo produced by the band. It was then rerecorded in a Producer(s) Stephen Street,
version produced by Stephen Street. This version was used for the UK version Blur, Clive Langer,
of the album but SBK preferred the demo which was 'reworked' by producers Alan Winstanley,
Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley and used for the US album. Although Steve Lovell
originally never labelled as such (with only the producer credits on the sleeves
Blur singles chronology
and labels showing which version is used), this version is now known as
"Chemical World (Reworked)" which is how it appeared since the 1999 singles "For "Chemical "Sunday
Tomorrow" World" Sunday"
box set.
(1993) (1993) (1993)
The music video shows the band in a grassy field surrounded by wildlife. On
Music video
Beavis and Butthead, when the video was reviewed, Beavis said that he
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wanted to urinate all over the band and the wildlife, including a snail and
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Damon Albarn.
on YouTube
"Chemical World" did not appear on the 2000 greatest hits compilation Blur:
The Best Of but was included on the 2009 compilation Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur.
Track listings
All music composed by Albarn, Coxon, James and Rowntree. All lyrics composed by Albarn; except where noted.
7" CD1 (live tracks from Glastonbury Festival
1992)
1. "Chemical World" (Radio Edit) – 3:54
2. "Maggie May" (Rod Stewart and Martin 1. "Chemical World (Reworked)" (uncredited on
Quittenton) – 4:05 sleeve that it is the reworked demo version)
2. "Never Clever (live)" (Blur (music and lyrics))–
12" 2:28
3. "Pressure on Julian (live)" – 5:00
1. "Chemical World (Reworked)" – 3:46 4. "Come Together (live)" – 3:30
(uncredited on sleeve that it is the reworked demo
version)
CD2
2. "Es Schmecht" – 3:38
3. "Young & Lovely" – 5:04 1. "Chemical World" (Radio Edit) – 3:54
4. "My Ark" – 5:58 2. "Young & Lovely" – 5:04
3. "Es Schmecht" – 3:38
4. "My Ark" – 5:58
Personnel
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"Chemical World" and "Young & Lovely" produced by Stephen Street
"Es Schmecht" produced by Blur
"My Ark" produced by Blur and John Smith
"Maggie May" produced by Steve Lovell
"Chemical World" (Reworked) produced by Blur, Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley
Damon Albarn: Lead Vocals
Graham Coxon: Guitar, Backing Vocals
Alex James: Bass Guitar
Dave Rowntree: Drums
Charts
Peak
Charts (1993)
position
UK Singles Chart[2] 28
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[3] 27
References
1. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Modern Life Is Rubbish" (http://www.allmusic.com/album/modernlifeisrubbishmw000010
4918). AllMusic.
2. "BLUR | Artist" (http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/blur/). Official Charts. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
3. "Blur Awards" (http://www.allmusic.com/artist/blurmn0000758444/awards). AllMusic. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
4. Cavanagh, David; Stuart Maconie (July–August 1995). "How did they do that?". Select.
External links
Allmusic reviews: CD1 (https://www.allmusic.com/album/r553503/review), CD2 (https://www.allmusic.com/album/r553
504/review)
Lyrics of this song (http://www.metrolyrics.com/chemicalworldlyricsblur.html) at MetroLyrics
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