Raoul (song)

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"Raoul"
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Single by The Automatic
from the album Not Accepted Anywhere
B-side
  • "Trophy Wives"
  • "On The Camping Trail"
  • (re-release)
  • "Gold Digger"
  • "Easy Target"
Released27 March 2006 (original)
8 January 2007(re-release)
RecordedElevator Studio, Liverpool
Genre Post-punk revival
Alternative rock
Length3:53(original)
3:41(re-release)
Label B-Unique Records [1]
Polydor Records [2]
Songwriter(s) James Frost
Iwan Griffiths
Robin Hawkins
Alex Pennie
The Automatic singles chronology
"Recover"
(2006)		"Raoul"
(2006)		"Monster"
(2006)
Re-releasesingles chronology
"Recover (Re-release)"
(2006)		""Raoul" (re-release)"
(2007)		"Steve McQueen"
(2008)
vinyl 26 March 2006
No.TitleLength
1."Raoul"3:29
2."Trophy Wives"1:57
CD single, 26 March 2006
No.TitleLength
1."Raoul"3:29
2."On The Campaign Trail"3:03
vinyl 8 January 2007
No.TitleLength
1."Raoul"3:29
2."Gold Digger (cover of Kanye West)"3:22
3."Monster (Fatboy Slim Remix)"5:59
CD single, 8 January 2007
No.TitleLength
1."Raoul"3:28
2."Easy Target"3:52

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ The Automatic at B-unique Records Archived 24 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine b-uniquerecords.com
  2. ↑ Polydor artists polydor.co.uk
  3. ↑ "Welsh Music, Raoul, B-Unique". BBC Wales. 27 March 2006. Archived from the original on 22 August 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2008.
  4. ↑ "BBC Nottingham Radio Interview Segment, Prior to NME Indie Rock Tour". BBC Radio (Interview with Guitarist James Frost). 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2008.
  5. ↑ "The Automatic – Raoul (B-Unique)". musicOHM. 8 January 2007. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2008.
  6. ↑ Features: A – The Automatic Channel 4, Robin Hawkins, 12 April 2006
  7. ↑ The Automatic – Raoul – Live at Manchester Academy Youtube, 2008
  8. ↑ "GLASTONBURY ANNOUNCEMENT (& coverage!) Sunday 29 June 2008 6:44 am". Martin Bowen (The Automatic's manager). July 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2008.[ dead link ]
  9. ↑ Raoul – The new single out now theautomatic.co.uk, web.archive, March 2006
  10. ↑ Instore performances theautomatic.co.uk, web.archive, March 2006
  11. ↑ Fancy and sandwich? theautomatic.co.uk, web.archive, 2006
  12. 1 2 The Automatic interview Alex McCann, designermagazine.org, January 2006
  13. ↑ Episode 3 mojohd.com, 2006
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  17. ↑ Partizan
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  19. ↑ Factory Films Archived 9 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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