"Line Up" | ||||
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Single by Elastica | ||||
from the album Elastica | ||||
B-side | "Vaseline" | |||
Released | 31 January 1994 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1994 | |||
Genre | Britpop, alternative rock | |||
Length | 3:15 | |||
Label | Deceptive Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Justine Frischmann | |||
Producer(s) | Elastica | |||
Elastica singles chronology | ||||
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