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"Song 2"
Blur - Song 2.jpg
Single by Blur
from the album Blur
B-side
  • "Get Out of Cities"
  • "Polished Stone"
  • "Bustin' + Dronin'"
  • "Country Sad Ballad Man" (live acoustic)
Released7 April 1997 (1997-04-07)
Studio Mayfair (London, England)
Genre
Length2:02
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Stephen Street
Blur singles chronology
"Beetlebum"
(1997)		"Song 2"
(1997)		"On Your Own"
(1997)
Audio sample
"Song 2" by Blur

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [59] Gold35,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [60] Gold45,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [61] 2× Platinum200,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [62] 2× Platinum60,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [63] Platinum60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [64] 3× Platinum1,800,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United States17 February 1997 Alternative radio Virgin [65]
United Kingdom7 April 1997
  • CD
  • cassette
 [66]
Japan8 May 1997CD [67]

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