Buck Rogers (song)
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| Single by Feeder | ||
| from the album Echo Park | ||
| Released | January 8, 2001 | |
| Format | CD, 7" single | |
| Recorded | late 2000 | |
| Genre | Indie rock | |
| Length | 3 min 13 s | |
| Label | The Echo label | |
| Producer(s) | Grant Nicholas, Chris Sheldon | |
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| Feeder singles chronology | ||
| "Paperfaces" (1999) |
"Buck Rogers" (2001) |
"Seven Days In The Sun" (2001) |
Buck Rogers was the first single released from British rock band Feeder's 2001 album "Echo Park". It reached #5 in the UK charts, the group's first top 10 single and their highest placed single ever until it was equalled in 2005 by "Tumble And Fall" (although it should be pointed out that competition in the singles chart was much stiffer in 2001, as downloads had yet to fully take off). The video featured the band appearing to emerge from an elephant. Overall, five b-sides feature on the single: "Purple", "Heads" (both on CD1), "We Are The Electronic" (a play on with words saying that the bands music is always appearing on video games) and "21st Century Meltdown" (which was originally recorded for previous album "Yesterday Went Too Soon" (both CD2), and "Sex Type Drug" (vinyl). "Sex Type Drug" is seen by many fans as one of the best songs the band have produced not to feature on an album, but are disappointed that it was confined only to the vinyl release, giving it a lack of mainstream exposure or availability. It was hoped that it would be one of the 36 b-sides chosen to feature on the band's first b-sides collection "Picture of Perfect Youth", however it was not chosen, although Grant Nicholas later claimed to regret its omission.
The single has featured in many genre-based all-time lists over the years, and has become a notable cult classic:-
- #37 on Kerrang!'s top 100 singles of all time vote in late 2002.
- #90, #25, #43 and #103 on XFM's X-list's of 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.
- #64 on Kerrang! TV's "Rock 100" videos list of 2004.
- Appeared at the mid-point of VH2's "Indie 500" indie videos list in 2004.
- #5 on the rock section of Kerrang! magazine's "666 Songs You Must Own".
- #7 on Q Magazines 100 Indie Classics.
The track is often used on TV for music accompanying the programes, as well as adverts on TV advertising forthcoming programes in the UK on the channel in question. It is also considered by many as a UK festival anthem.
The track was in November 2006 released as a remix by British DJ Meck, but feedback from Feeder's fanbase has been negative of late.[1]
Contents |
[edit] Tracklisting
[edit] CD1
- Buck Rogers - 3:13
- Purple - 4:05
- Heads - 3:06
[edit] CD2
- Buck Rogers - 3:13
- We The Electronic - 4:00
- 21st Century Meltdown - 3:07
- Buck Rogers (video)
[edit] 7" (Orange)
- Buck Rogers - 3:13
- Sex Type Drug - 3:16
[edit] References
| Feeder |
| Grant Nicholas | Taka Hirose | Mark Richardson |
| Jon Lee |
| Discography |
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| Albums and extended plays: Two Colours EP | Swim EP | Polythene | Yesterday Went Too Soon | Echo Park | Swim Rerelease | Comfort in Sound | Picture of Perfect Youth | Pushing the Senses | Feeder The Singles |
| Singles: Stereo World | Tangerine | Cement | Crash | High | Suffocate | Day in Day Out | Insomnia | Yesterday Went Too Soon | Paperfaces | Buck Rogers | Seven Days in the Sun | Turn | Piece by Piece | Just a Day | Come Back Around | Just the Way I'm Feeling | Forget About Tomorrow | Find the Colour | Comfort In Sound | Tumble And Fall | Feeling A Moment | Pushing the Senses | Shatter / Tender | Lost and Found | Save Us |
