Natural Blues
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“Natural Blues” | |||||||||||
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UK CD single #1
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Single by Moby from the album Play |
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B-side | "The Whispering Wind" "Sick in the System" |
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Released | March 14, 2000 | ||||||||||
Format | CD | ||||||||||
Genre | Electronica | ||||||||||
Length | 4:17 (3:03 on single version) | ||||||||||
Label | Mute, V2 Records | ||||||||||
Writer(s) | Moby | ||||||||||
Producer | Moby | ||||||||||
Moby singles chronology | |||||||||||
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"Natural Blues" is a 2000 single by the musician Moby. It was originally released in 1999 in his album Play. It is essentially a retitled remix of the originally a cappella song "Trouble So Hard" by American folk singer Vera Hall. It was first released in the UK, where it peaked at number eleven.
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[edit] Music videos
There are two music videos. One was directed by David LaChapelle and featured Christina Ricci and Fairuza Balk. It was nominated for The Best International video in the MuchMusic Video Awards.
The other is animated in the same style and with the same characters as in the music video for "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?".
[edit] Track listing
[edit] UK CD single #1
- "Natural Blues" (single version) - 3:03
- "The Whispering Wind" - 6:08
[edit] UK CD single #2
- "Natural Blues" (Perfecto mix) – 8:12
- "Natural Blues" (Mike D edit) – 4:14
- "Natural Blues" (Peace Division edit) – 6:29
[edit] Chart positions
Charts | Peak position |
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UK Singles Chart | 11 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 38 |
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 24 |
French Singles Chart | 9 |
Finnish Singles Chart | 13 |
Swiss Singles Chart | 28 |
Belgian Singles Chart | 28 |
Dutch Singles Chart | 66 |
[edit] Trivia
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- It is Moby's best known song in Latin America.[citation needed]
- It has been put in Moby's compilation Go – The Very Best of Moby.
- It has been featured in:
- The movie Freddy Got Fingered.
- Television promos for the BBC News, 2000.
- The movie Basic.
- The TV Show Cold Case.
- Moby performed this song at the 2001 Grammys with Jill Scott on the vocals and Blue Man Group playing instruments.
- Paolo Nutini frequently covers "Natural Blues" live.
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