Beetlebum

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"Beetlebum"
Blur Beetlebum CD1.jpg
Single by Blur
from the album Blur
B-side
  • "All Your Life"
  • "A Spell (For Money)"
  • "Woodpigeon Song"
  • "Dancehall"
Released16 January 1997 (1997-01-16)
Genre
Length5:05
Label
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s) Damon Albarn
Producer(s) Stephen Street
Blur singles chronology
"Charmless Man"
(1996)		"Beetlebum"
(1997)		"Song 2"
(1997)
Music video
"Beetlebum" on YouTube

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [38] Gold400,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
Japan16 January 1997CD [39]
United Kingdom20 January 1997
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
 [40]

References

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  4. ↑ Andrew Smith (10 March 2002). "Interview: Justine Frischmann: Elastica limits". The Observer . The Guardian. Then, in early 1997, Blur had a hit with a single called 'Beetlebum', which, after being pressed in these very pages, Albarn reluctantly admitted to be about heroin.
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  6. ↑ "Is Blur's Beetlebum their most heartbreaking single?". Radio X . Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Remembering when Moby remixed Blur's hit single 'Beetlebum'". Far Out Magazine. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  8. ↑ MTV Blurography – Broadcast December 1996
  9. 1 2 Wright, Danny (20 January 2017). "Beetlebum // 20 Years On". London in Stereo. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  10. ↑ "My Life In Vinyl: Stephen Street". Classic Pop . 14 February 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  11. ↑ Draper, Jason (20 January 2023). "Beetlebum: Behind The Song That Saved Blur's Career". Dig! . Retrieved 22 August 2024.
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  13. ↑ Ryan, Gary (4 March 2021). "Does Rock 'N' Roll Kill Braincells?! – Stephen Street". NME . Retrieved 11 March 2022.
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  15. ↑ Jones, Alan (1 February 1997). "The Official UK Charts". Music Week . p. 13.
  16. 1 2 "Blur: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  17. 1 2 "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 9893." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  18. ↑ Bristow, Sophy (12 September 1997). "Not just a pretty face". The List . Edinburgh: List Publishing Ltd. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023– via Damon Albarn Unofficial Archive. The latest, eponymous album — complemented by the moody, band-focused videos of Sophie Muller — has helped Blur to break into that transatlantic market.
  19. ↑ Beetlebum (UK CD1 liner notes). Blur. Food Records, Parlophone. 1997. CDFOOD 89, 7243 8 83569 2 3.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  20. ↑ Beetlebum (UK CD2 liner notes). Blur. Food Records, Parlophone. 1997. CDFOODS 89, 7243 8 83570 2 9.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  21. ↑ Beetlebum (UK limited 7-inch single sleeve). Blur. Food Records, Parlophone. 1997. FOOD 89, 7243 8835707 4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  22. ↑ Beetlebum (Japanese CD single liner notes). Blur. Food Records, Parlophone. 1997. TOCP-40021.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  23. ↑ "Blur – Beetlebum". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  24. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 14, no. 7. 15 February 1997. p. 16. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  25. ↑ "Blur: Beetlebum" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
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  28. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Beetlebum". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  29. ↑ "Major Market Airplay: Italy" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 14, no. 9. 1 March 1997. p. 23.
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  33. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
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  36. ↑ "Árslistinn 1997 – Íslenski Listinn – 100 Vinsælustu Lögin". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 2 January 1998. p. 25. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  37. ↑ "Top 100 Singles 1997". Music Week . 17 January 1998. p. 27.
  38. ↑ "British single certifications – Blur – Beetlebum". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  39. ↑ "ビートルバム | ブラー" [Beetlebum | Blur] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  40. ↑ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 18 January 1997. p. 31. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
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