Crank (Catherine Wheel song)

"Crank"
Single by Catherine Wheel
from the album Chrome
Released	28 June 1993
Length	3:45
Label	Fontana
Songwriter(s)	Rob Dickinson, Brian Futter
Producer(s)	Gil Norton
Catherine Wheel singles chronology
"30 Century Man" (1992) "Crank" (1993) "Show Me Mary" (1993)

"Crank" is a song by English alternative rock band Catherine Wheel, released 28 June 1993 by Fontana Records. It was the first single from their 1993 album Chrome . The song remains one of the most popular songs from Catherine Wheel.

The song reached No. 66 on the UK Singles Chart ^[1] and No. 5 in the US on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart.

Track listing

• • UK 12" vinyl picture disc
    1. "Crank" – 3:46
    2. "Black Metallic" (Peel Session 1991) – 7:55
    3. "Painful Thing" (Peel Session 1991) – 5:52
  • Netherlands CD single
    1. "Crank" – 3:45
    2. "Come Back Again" – 4:24
  • UK CD single 1
    1. "Crank" – 3:45
    2. "La La Lala La" – 5:26
    3. "Pleasure" – 5:22
    4. "Tongue Twisted" – 4:50
  • UK CD single 2
    1. "Crank" – 3:45
    2. "La La Lala La" – 5:26
    3. "Something Strange" – 1:46
  • UK CD single 3
    1. "Crank" – 3:45
    2. "Pleasure" – 5:22
    3. "Tongue Twisted" – 4:50
  • UK cassette single (same two tracks on each side)
    1. "Crank" – 3:45
    2. "Come Back Again" – 4:24

Personnel

Catherine Wheel

• Rob Dickinson – vocals, guitar
• Brian Futter – vocals, guitar
• Dave Hawes – bass
• Neil Sims – drums, percussion

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC) [2]	66
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [3]	5

References

1. Official Charts Company - The Catherine Wheel. OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
2. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
3. "Catherine Wheel Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard.