Begging You

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"Begging You"

Single by The Stone Roses
from the album Second Coming
Released	November, 1995
Format	CD, cassette, vinyl record 12"
Recorded	1993-1994 (Written 1993)
Genre	Madchester, Indie rock
Length	4:52
Label	Geffen
Producer(s)	Simon Dawson, Paul Schroeder
Chart positions
# 15 (UK Singles Chart)
The Stone Roses singles chronology
"Ten Storey Love Song" (1995)	"Begging You" (1995)	"Crimson Tonight" (1996)

Begging You was the final single released by The Stone Roses before their break-up a year later, and was the third single from the album Second Coming. "Begging You" was released in the UK and Australia.

"Begging You" was a loud cacophonous track with heavy drum beats, soaring guitars, pulsing bass and apocalyptic lyrics. John Squire said that the song was loosely based on material from Public Enemy's Fear of a Black Planet. The song also contains many references to Aesop's Fables.

1 Cover Artwork
2 Music video
3 Track Listing
4 External links

[edit] Cover Artwork

John Squire designed the "Begging You" cover with the insides of floppy disks. The disks were supposedly used to teach Squire how to use samplers and sequencers for the track. Squire found the process too complicated and decided to smash the disks to use them for a piece of art instead.

Squire took the insides of the disks and set them in plaster. He arranged them in a grid motif and painted the piece with colours "borrowed" from an Edgar Degas painting. The original piece was displayed at Squire's 2004 art exhibitions and can be viewed here.

[edit] Music video

The music video for "Begging You" featured strippers wearing masks of The Stone Roses. There were also scenes of the band playing a gig and traditional dances from various cultures. The hodgepodge of imagery was due to excessive creative freedom given by their record boss, David Geffen.