Moving Pictures (song)

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"Moving Pictures"
Single by The Cribs
from the album Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever
B-side

'Get Yr Hands Out of My Grave'
'Run a Mile'
'Men's Needs (CSS Remix)"
'Moving Pictures (Live at the Astoria)'

'Another Number (Live at the Astoria)'
Released 30 July 2007
Format 7" vinyl, CD single, Digital Download
Recorded Vancouver, British Columbia
Genre Indie rock, Alternative rock
Length 3:12
Label

United KingdomRepublic of Ireland Wichita Recordings
United StatesCanada Warner Bros. Records
AustraliaNew Zealand Shock
Europe Cooperative Music

Japan Hostess
Writer(s) Jarman, Jarman and Jarman
Producer(s) Alex Kapranos
The Cribs singles chronology

'Men's Needs'
(May 2007)		 'Moving Pictures'
(July 2007)		 'Don't You Wanna Be Relevant? / Our Bovine Public'
(October 2007)

Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever track listing
  1. 'Our Bovine Public'
  2. 'Girls Like Mystery'
  3. 'Men's Needs'
  4. 'Moving Pictures'
  5. 'I'm a Realist'
  6. 'Major's Titling Victory'
  7. 'Women's Needs'
  8. 'I've Tried Everything'
  9. 'My Life Flashed Before My Eyes'
  10. 'Be Safe'
  11. 'Ancient History'
  12. 'Shoot the Poets'

'Moving Pictures' arrived in July 2007 as the second single taken from the third studio album by British indie rock band The Cribs. The single, which found release on the Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever LP, provided listeners with several new songs across different formats on 30 July 2007.Recorded at the Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, British Columbia with Franz Ferdinand vocalist and guitarist Alex Kapranos, the song received additional treatment at Alchemy, London, United Kingdom.[1]

Physical Release

The song received a physical release in numerous forms, through two seven inch records and a CD single, in addition to digital download. Frequent band collaborator Nick Scott designed the sleeve, which Ross used on his drums in subsequent performances that year, and featured the catalogue numbers 'WEBB128S', 'WEBB128SX' and 'WEBB128SCD'.[2]

B-Sides

Two new recordings appeared on the CD single version. First, produced by the Cribs and Will Jackson and recorded at Soundworks Studios, Leeds, came 'Get Yr Hands Out of My Grave', whereas 'Run a Mile' dates to a 2002 demo performed by Ryan at Springtime Studios, Wakefield. Previous single 'Men's Needs' received the remix treatment from CSS) on the first vinyl, with two live tracks taken from the Astoria, 'Moving Pictures' and 'Another Number', dating to May 2007 on the second vinyl.[3]

Miscellaneous

The promotional video received significant airplay on MTV Two in their 'Spanking New Music' feature throughout summer 2007. The song went on to reach number thirty-eight on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Gary Jarman, Ross Jarman and Ryan Jarman. 
CD single
No. Title Length
1. "Moving Pictures"   3:12
2. "Get Yr Hands Out of My Grave"   3:41
3. "Run a Mile"   2:15
7" vinyl one
No. Title Length
1. "Moving Pictures"   3:12
2. "Men's Needs (CSS Remix)"   4:13
7" vinyl two
No. Title Length
1. "Moving Pictures (Live at the Astoria)"   3:03
2. "Another Number (Live at the Astoria)"   3:09

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "'The Cribs Find a Home with Alex Kapranos'". Retrieved 2012-09-10. 
  2. ↑ "Narcsville". 10 September 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-10. 
  3. ↑ 'Liner Notes' from 'Moving Pictures' singles (London: Wichita Recordings, 2007)

External links

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