Herculean (song)
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"Herculean" | ||
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Single by The Good, the Bad and the Queen | ||
from the album The Good, the Bad and the Queen |
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B-side(s) | "Back in the Day" "Mr. Whippy" |
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Released | 30 October 2006 | |
Format | 7", Digipak Maxi-CD | |
Recorded | Studio 13 | |
Genre | Alternative rock | |
Length | 4:03 | |
Label | Parlophone, Honest Jons | |
Producer(s) | Danger Mouse, Jason Cox, James Dring, John Smith | |
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The Good, the Bad and the Queen singles chronology | ||
"Herculean" (October 2006) |
"Kingdom of Doom" (January 2007) |
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The Good, the Bad and the Queen track listing | ||
"Kingdom of Doom" (4) |
"Herculean" (5) |
"Behind the Sun" (6) |
"Herculean" is a song by Damon Albarn's alternative rock band The Good, the Bad and the Queen. It was released as the band's debut single on 30 October 2006, following the band's performance at The Roundhouse in Camden on 26 October as part of BBCs Electric Proms (see 2006 in British music). The single charted at #22 in the UK Singles Chart in its first week of release. The song was released to the iTunes Store on 9 October 2006 and a stream of the song is available on the band's website.
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[edit] Track listings
- Promo CD
- "Herculean" (radio edit)
- "Herculean" (album version)
- 7" R6722
- "Herculean" - 4:03
- "Mr. Whippy" - 3:15
- featuring Eslam Jawaad
- Digipak Maxi-CD CDR6722
- "Herculean" - 4:03
- "Back in the Day" - 5:33
- "Mr. Whippy" - 3:15
- featuring Eslam Jawaad
[edit] Chart performance
"Herculean" entered the UK Singles Chart at #22 in its first week of physical release (2006-11-05). The next week it retained a spot in the Top 75, at #72, but dropped out entirely the following week.
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[edit] Trivia
- The artwork for the single was created by the single's bassist Paul Simonon.
[edit] Reviews
- Drowned in Sound link
- NME link
- Pitchfork Media (October 11, 2006) link
[edit] References
- ^ BBC - Radio 1 - Chart - Singles. UK Singles Chart. Retrieved on 2006-11-05.
- ^ Music Charts - The Official UK Top 75 Singles: Week of Mon 13 Nov - Yahoo! Music UK. UK Singles Chart. Retrieved on 2006-11-12.
[edit] External links
- The Good, the Bad and the Queen - official site
- The Good, the Bad and the Queen - official fansite
- TheGoodTheBadAndTheQueen.net - unofficial fansite