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| Single by Supergrass | ||||||||
| from the album Supergrass | ||||||||
| B-side | "Mary (Live at Lamacq)" | |||||||
| Released | 22 November 1999 (UK) | |||||||
| Format | CD, 7" | |||||||
| Recorded | Sawmills Studio Ridge Farm Studios 1998 |
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| Genre | Britpop, rock, pop | |||||||
| Length | 04:02 | |||||||
| Label | Parlophone | |||||||
| Writer(s) | Supergrass & Rob Coombes. | |||||||
| Producer | Supergrass John Cornfield |
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"Mary" was the third and final single from the Britpop band Supergrass' eponymous third album. Released in November 1999, it reached a disappointing #36 on the UK Charts,[1][2] their lowest charting single for 5 years. This was also the last Supergrass single to be released on cassette.
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Mary is written in the key of Cm. The verses and chorus both employ the same chord progression of G♯-F-Cm, with guitarist Gaz Coombes utilising single string lead breaks on the 5th (A) string with an E-bow. It is worth noting that the opening chord progression of the song bears some similarities to The Police's Invisible Sun.
CD1 CDRS6531 / TC TCR6531
CD2 CDR6531
LTD. ED. Silver 7" R6531
The single features a photo of a stone angel statue at night, whilst the 2nd CD of the CD release shows a similarly crafted stone statue of a man in daylight.
The accompanying music video was banned from television due to being "too frightening".[3][4] An edited version was released, replacing the aforementioned scary scenes with pictures of onions.
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