Don't Hurt Yourself (Marillion song)

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"Don't Hurt Yourself"
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Single by Marillion
from the album Marbles
Released12 July 2004 (2004-07-12) [1]
Genre Pop rock
Length3:45 (single edit)
Label Intact
Songwriter(s) Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery, Mark Kelly, Pete Trewavas, Ian Mosley
Producer(s) Dave Meegan
Marillion singles chronology
"You're Gone"
(2004)
"Don't Hurt Yourself"
(2004)
"The Damage (Live)"
(2004)
Alternative cover
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Cover of the two-track disc

"Don't Hurt Yourself" is the second single from Marillion's 13th studio album Marbles , released on 12 July 2004. Following the band's comeback to the upper regions of the UK Singles Chart with the previous single "You're Gone" in May, it reached number 16, becoming their second-highest charting hit since 1987's "Incommunicado". As with "You're Gone", the chart success of this single was largely based on making it available in two formats and encouraging fans to buy them simultaneously in the first week after their release. It also reached a top 40 position in the Dutch charts.

Contents

One of the two available discs contained a version of the Marbles album track "Angelina" mixed by Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree.

Track list

Version A (Red cover, "Girl")

  1. Don't Hurt Yourself (Single Edit) – 3:45
  2. Fantastic Place (Live)
  3. The Damage (Live)
  4. Don't Hurt Yourself (Video)

Version B (Blue cover, "Boy")

  1. Don't Hurt Yourself (Single Edit) – 3:45
  2. Angelina (Steven Wilson Mix) – 5:58

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
UK Singles Chart [2] 16
Netherlands Singles Chart [3] 35

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  2. everyHit.com
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