| "Cold Fish" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vinyl cover artwork | ||||
| Single by Queenadreena | ||||
| from the album Taxidermy | ||||
| B-side | "Yesterday's Hymn" | |||
| Released | 1999 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:09 | |||
| Label | Blanco y Negro | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Ken Thomas | |||
| Queenadreena singles chronology | ||||
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"Cold Fish" is a song by English alternative rock band Queenadreena, released as their lead single from their debut album Taxidermy (2000).
"Cold Fish" was released as a CD single [1] as well as a limited edition 5" picture disc vinyl. [2] [3]
All tracks are written by KatieJane Garside and Crispin Gray
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cold Fish" | 2:09 |
| 2. | "Yesterday's Hymn" | 3:06 |
| Total length: | 5:15 | |
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