Girls & Boys (Blur song)
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| Single by Blur | ||
| from the album Parklife | ||
| Released | 7 March 1994 | |
| Format | 7" vinyl, 2 x CD, cassette | |
| Recorded | October 1993-January 1994 | |
| Genre | Britpop | |
| Length | 4:50 (album version) | |
| Label | EMI, Food Records | |
| Producer(s) | Stephen Street | |
| Chart positions | ||
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| Blur singles chronology | ||
| "Sunday Sunday" (1993) |
"Girls & Boys" (1994) |
"To the End" (1994) |
"Girls & Boys" (or "Girls and Boys") is a song by British rock band Blur and is the lead track on their third album, Parklife. It was released 7 March 1994 as the first single from that album, charting at #5 in the UK Singles Charts (see 1994 in British music). The single was the band's first Top 5 hit.
Lead vocalist Damon Albarn's withering putdowns of trendy pansexuality and aimless hedonism satirise the party culture in the UK, where groups of youths go on holiday to places like Faliraki and Ibiza with the sole intention of getting drunk in the local night-clubs. Ironically, it was a huge hit among them, as the electro-pop noise imitated by Graham Coxon gave it regular play among the clubs. The single release also includes a remix of the track by Pet Shop Boys, who later covered the track live on tour in 1994.
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[edit] Track listings
[edit] In the UK
- 7" FOODS47, Cassette TCFOOD47
- "Girls & Boys"
- "Magpie"
- "People In Europe"
- CD1 CDFOODS47
- "Girls & Boys"
- "Magpie"
- "Anniversary Waltz"
- "Girls & Boys"
- "People In Europe"
- "Peter Panic"
[edit] In the US
- "Girls & Boys"
- "Girls & Boys" (Pet Shop Boys Radio Edit)
- "Girls & Boys" (Pet Shop Boys 12" Mix)
- "Magpie"
- "Peter Panic"
- "Maggie May"
- Cassette 4KM-58155
- "Girls & Boys"
- "Girls & Boys" (Pet Shop Boys Radio Edit)
- "Maggie May"
- 12" Y-58155
- "Girls & Boys" (Pet Shop Boys 12" Mix)
- "Girls & Boys" (Album Version)
- "Girls & Boys" (Pet Shop Boys 7" Mix)
[edit] In Japan
- "Girls & Boys" (Pet Shop Boys 7" Mix)
- "Girls & Boys" (Pet Shop Boys 12" Mix)
[edit] Chart positions
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1994 | "Girls & Boys" | UK Singles Chart | #5 |
| 1994 | "Girls & Boys" | US Hot 100 | #59 |
| 1994 | "Girls & Boys" | US Modern Rock Tracks | #4 |
| 1994 | "Girls & Boys" | US Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #21 |
| 1994 | "Girls & Boys" | US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | #23 |
| 1994 | "Girls & Boys" | US Top 40 Mainstream | #40 |
| 1994 | "Girls & Boys" | Sweden | #34 |
| Blur |
| Damon Albarn | Alex James | Dave Rowntree |
| Graham Coxon | Simon Tong |
| Discography |
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| Albums: Leisure | Modern Life Is Rubbish | Parklife | The Great Escape | Blur | 13 | Think Tank |
| Compilations: The Special Collectors Edition | Live at the Budokan | Bustin' + Dronin' |
| The 10 Year Limited Edition Anniversary Box Set | Blur: The Best of |
| Singles: See Blur Singles |
| Other projects |
| The Ailerons | Fat Les | The Good, the Bad and the Queen | Gorillaz | Me Me Me | WigWam |
| Related articles |
| Food Records | Honest Jon's | Stephen Street | Transcopic |
