Natural Blues

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"Natural Blues"
2000 Natural Blues.jpeg
Single by Moby
from the album Play
B-side
  • "Whispering Wind"
  • "Sick in the System"
ReleasedMarch 6, 2000 (2000-03-06)
Studio Moby's home studio (Manhattan, New York)
Genre
Length
  • 4:12 (album version)
  • 3:03 (single version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Moby
Moby singles chronology
"Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?"
(1999)		"Natural Blues"
(2000)		"Porcelain"
(2000)
Alternative cover
Natural Blues.jpg
German CD maxi-single

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [55] Silver200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref(s).
United States14 December 1999 Alternative radio V2 [56]
United Kingdom6 March 2000
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 Mute [57] [58]

Covers

A cover of "Natural Blues" performed live at First Avenue by American musician Mark Mallman was released on his 2003 album Live from First Avenue, Minneapolis . [59]

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