Beetlebum
Sign in to save"Beetlebum" is a song by English rock band Blur. It was released on 16 January 1997 as the lead single from the band's eponymous fifth album, Blur (1997). Written about Blur frontman Damon Albarn's experiences with heroin, the song features Beatles-influenced music and a mood that Albarn described as "sleepy" and "sexy". Despite fears of the song's uncommercial nature, the single debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Blur's second track to top the chart. It has since appeared on several Blur compilations.
Key facts
- Song.name
- Beetlebum
- Song.cover
- Blur_Beetlebum_CD1.jpg
- Song.type
- single
- Song.artist
- Blur
- Song.album
- Blur
- Song.B side
- "All Your Life" "A Spell (For Money)" "Woodpigeon Song" "Dancehall"
- Song.genre
- Pop rock dream pop indie pop
- Song.length
- 5:05
- Song.label
- Food Parlophone
- Song.composer
- Damon Albarn Graham Coxon Alex James Dave Rowntree
- Song.lyricist
- Damon Albarn
- Song.producer
- Stephen Street
- Song.prev_title
- Charmless Man
- Song.prev_year
- 1996
- Song.next_title
- Song 2
- Song.next_year
- 1997
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- single
- Genre
- alternative rock
- Followed by
- Song 2
- Follows
- Charmless Man
- Composer
- Damon Albarn
- Producer
- Stephen Street
- Performer
- Blur
- Record label
- Food Records
- Lyrics by
- Damon Albarn
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- publication date
- 1997-01-20
- title
- Beetlebum
- language of work or name
- English language
- form of creative work
- song
- place of publication
- United Kingdom
- single taken from the album or EP
- Blur
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"Beetlebum" é uma canção escrita por Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James e Dave Rowntree, gravada pela banda Blur. É o primeiro single do quinto álbum de estúdio lançado a 10 de Fevereiro de 1997, Blur. A música fala de heroína e experiências de drogas que Damon Albarn teve com a sua namorada, Justine Frischmann da banda Elastica. Em 2010, no documentário No Distance Left to Run, Albarn confirma que a música é sobre isso e fala nas implicações que teve na sua vida.
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