You're a Germ

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"You're a Germ"
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Single by Wolf Alice
from the album My Love Is Cool
B-side "Baby Ain't Made of China"
Released10 June 2015 (2015-06-10)
Studio Livingston (London)
Genre
Length2:40
Label Dirty Hit
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Mike Crossey
Wolf Alice singles chronology
"Bros"
(2015)
"You're a Germ"
(2015)
"Freazy"
(2015)
Music video
"You're a Germ" on YouTube

"You're a Germ" is a song by English alternative rock band Wolf Alice. It was released on 10 June 2015 as the third single from their debut studio album, My Love Is Cool .

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Background and release

Wolf Alice announced "You're a Germ" as My Love Is Cool 's third single on 10 June 2015. In an interview with Consequence of Sound , bassist Theo Ellis described the song as "the spark to some of our first mosh pits and holds a solid place in our hearts as one of our older songs." [1]

"You're a Germ" is featured in an episode of The Royals . [2]

Track listing

  1. You're a Germ
  2. Baby Ain't Made of China

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of "You're a Germ". [4]

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References

  1. "Wolf Alice unveils new song "You're A Germ" — listen". Consequence of Sound. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. ""The Royals" It Is Not, Nor It Cannot Come to Good (TV Episode 2015)". IMDb .
  3. "You're A Germ 7". Dirty Hit.
  4. You're a Germ (LP liner notes). Wolf Alice. Dirty Hit. 2015. DH00101.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)