These Wooden Ideas

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"These Wooden Ideas"
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Single by Idlewild
from the album 100 Broken Windows
ReleasedJune 2000
Genre Alternative rock
Label Food
Songwriter(s) Bob Fairfoull, Colin Newton, Rod Jones, Roddy Woomble
Producer(s) Dave Eringa
Idlewild singles chronology
"Actually It's Darkness"
(2000)
"These Wooden Ideas"
(2000)
"Roseability"
(2000)
Alternative cover
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CD2

"These Wooden Ideas" is a song by Scottish rock band Idlewild, from their 2000 album 100 Broken Windows . It was the third single to be released from the album in June 2000 and charted at #32 in the UK Singles Chart (see 2000 in British music).

Track listings

In the UK

All songs written by Idlewild unless otherwise stated.

  1. "These Wooden Ideas" – 3:53
  2. "There's Glory in Your Story" – 1:59
  3. "When the Ship Comes In" (Bob Dylan) – 2:22
  1. "These Wooden Ideas" – 3:53
  2. "Actually It's Darkness (Acoustic Version)" – 2:35
  3. "Rescue" (Ian McCulloch/Les Pattinson/Will Sergeant/Pete de Freitas) – 3:40
  1. "These Wooden Ideas" – 3:53
  2. "There's Glory in Your Story" – 1:59


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