The Circle (song)

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"The Circle"
The Circle OCS cover.jpg
Single by Ocean Colour Scene
from the album Moseley Shoals
B-side "Mrs Jones", "Cool Cool Water", "Top of the World"
Released16 September 1996 (1996-09-16) [1]
Studio Moseley Shoals (Birmingham, England)
Length3:43
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Ocean Colour Scene
Producer(s) Brendan Lynch, Ocean Colour Scene
Ocean Colour Scene singles chronology
"The Day We Caught the Train"
(1996)
"The Circle"
(1996)
"Hundred Mile High City"
(1997)
Music video
"The Circle" on YouTube

"The Circle" is a song by English rock band Ocean Colour Scene, released on 16 September 1996 as the fourth single form their second studio album, Moseley Shoals (1996). The song reached number six on the UK Singles Chart the same month. Like the previous single, this single was also released as an acoustic alternative on a second CD with additional B-sides.

Contents

Track listings

UK CD1 [2]

  1. "The Circle"
  2. "Mrs Jones"
  3. "Cool Cool Water"
  4. "Top of the World"

UK CD2 [3]

  1. "The Circle" (acoustic)
  2. "Chelsea Walk"
  3. "Alibis"
  4. "Day Tripper" (featuring Liam and Noel Gallagher)

UK cassette single [4]

  1. "The Circle"
  2. "Day Tripper"

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Moseley Shoals album booklet. [5]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [6] 52
Scotland (OCC) [7] 3
UK Singles (OCC) [8] 6

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References

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  3. The Circle (UK CD2 liner notes). Ocean Colour Scene. MCA Records. 1996. MCSXD 40077.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. The Circle (UK cassette single sleeve). Ocean Colour Scene. MCA Records. 1996. MCSC 40077.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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