In the Meantime (Spacehog song)

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"In the Meantime"
Inthemeantimespacehog.jpg
Single by Spacehog
from the album Resident Alien
B-side
  • "To Be a Millionaire... Was It Likely?" (live)
  • "Zeroes"
Released19 March 1996 (1996-03-19)
Genre
Length4:58
Label
Songwriter Royston Langdon
Producer Bryce Goggin
Spacehog singles chronology
"In the Meantime"
(1996)		"Cruel to Be Kind"
(1996)
Music video
"In the Meantime" on YouTube

"In the Meantime" is the debut single of English alternative rock band Spacehog, from their debut album, Resident Alien (1995). It samples the Penguin Cafe Orchestra song "Telephone and Rubber Band". Released in 1996, the single peaked atop the US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and the UK Rock Chart. It additionally reached number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 29 on the UK Singles Chart while reaching the top 50 in Australia, Canada, Iceland, New Zealand and Sweden.

Contents

Meaning

In a 2018 interview, lead singer Royston Langdon said:

It's me trying to reach people. It's using some kind of metaphor of a worldly or inner-worldly search for the end of isolation, and the acceptance of one's self is in there. At the end of the day it's saying whatever you gotta do, it's OK, it's alright. And I think that's also me talking to myself, getting through my wan anxieties and fear of death. That's what it all comes down to. What's so beautiful about it is that it continues to connect with people. [3]

Track listings and formats

  1. "In the Meantime"  – 5:01
  2. "To Be a Millionaire... Was It Likely?" (live) – 3:41
  1. "In the Meantime" (edit) – 4:31
  2. "Zeroes"  – 6:38
  3. "To Be a Millionaire... Was It Likely?" (live) – 3:35

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United States20 February 1996 Contemporary hit radio Elektra [25]
19 March 1996CD [26]
United Kingdom29 April 1996
  • CD
  • cassette
 [27]
United Kingdom (re-release)16 December 1996 [28]

References

  1. ↑ "The 96 Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1996". Spin . 31 August 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  2. ↑ Anderson, Kyle (16 May 2013). "Spacehog's Royston Langdon on getting the band back together, auditioning for Velvet Revolver, and one fateful motorcycle ride". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Wiser, Carl (10 April 2018). "Royston Langdon of Spacehog". Songfacts. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  4. ↑ In the Meantime (US CD single liner notes). Spacehog. Elektra Records. 1996. 64303-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ In the Meantime (US cassette single liner notes). Spacehog. Sire Records. 1996. 4-64303.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ In the Meantime (Australian CD single liner notes). Spacehog. Sire Records. 1996. 7599643162.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ↑ In the Meantime (European CD single liner notes). Spacehog. Sire Records. 1996. 7599-64316-9.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ↑ "Spacehog – In the Meantime". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2990." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  10. ↑ "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 2905." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  11. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 14, no. 4. 25 January 1997. p. 23. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  12. ↑ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (15.6. – 21.6. '96)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 15 June 1996. p. 26. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  13. ↑ "Spacehog – In the Meantime". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  14. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  15. ↑ "Spacehog – In the Meantime". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  16. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  17. ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  18. ↑ "Spacehog Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  19. ↑ "Spacehog Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  20. ↑ "Spacehog Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  21. ↑ "Spacehog Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  22. ↑ "RPM Year End Alternative Top 50". RPM . Retrieved 27 October 2018– via Library and Archives Canada.
  23. ↑ "The Year in Music: Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks". Billboard . Vol. 108, no. 52. 28 December 1996. p. YE-76.
  24. ↑ "The Year in Music: Hot Modern Rock Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 52. 28 December 1996. p. YE-78.
  25. ↑ "Selected New Releases" (PDF). Radio & Records . No. 1133. 16 February 1996. p. 40. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  26. ↑ "In the Meantime / To Be a Millionaire". Amazon . Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  27. ↑ "Reviews – Records Out on April 29 1996: Singles". Music Week . 20 April 1996. p. 10.
  28. ↑ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 14 December 1996. p. 43. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
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