Natural Blues

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"Natural Blues"

UK CD1
Single by Moby featuring Vera Hall
from the album Play
B-side "The Whispering Wind", "Sick in the System"
Released March 28, 2000
Format CD
Genre Downtempo
Length 4:17 (album version)
3:03 (single version)
Label Mute, V2
Writer(s) Vera Hall
Producer(s) Moby
Moby featuring Vera Hall singles chronology

"Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?"
(1999)
"Natural Blues"
(2000)
"Porcelain"
(2000)
Alternative cover
German CD maxi-single

"Natural Blues" is a song by American electronica musician Moby, released as the fifth single from his 1999 studio album Play. It samples "Trouble So Hard" by American folk singer Vera Hall. It was first released in the UK, where it peaked at number eleven.

Music videos

There are two music videos for the song. One was directed by David LaChapelle and featured Christina Ricci and Fairuza Balk. It won MTV Europe Music Award for Best Video.[citation needed] It was nominated for The Best International video in the MuchMusic Video Awards.[citation needed]

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?". It was animated and directed by Susi Wilkinson, Hotessa Laurence, and Filipe Alçada.[citation needed]

Track listing

UK CD1

  1. "Natural Blues (Single Version)" – 3:03
  2. "The Whispering Wind" – 6:08
  3. "Sick in the System" – 4:17

UK CD2

  1. "Natural Blues (Perfecto Mix)" – 8:12
  2. "Natural Blues (Mike D Edit)" – 4:14
  3. "Natural Blues (Peace Division Edit)" – 6:29

Chart positions

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[ 1] 28
Canadian RPM Top 30 Dance[1] 27
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[ 1] 13
France (SNEP)[ 1] 9
German Singles Chart[2] 46
Ireland Singles Chart[3] 18
Italian Singles Chart[4] 19
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[ 1] 66
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[ 1] 28
UK Singles Chart[5] 11
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[6] 11
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[6] 6
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[6] 24
Chart (2010) Peak
position
Denmark (Tracklisten)[ 1]
Lulu Rouge vs. Stella Polaris Remix edition
21

References

  1. "Natural blues in Canadian Top 30 Dance Chart". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 4 June 2013. 
  2. "Natural blues in German Chart". Media control. Retrieved 4 June 2013. 
  3. "Natural blues in Irish Chart". IRMA. Retrieved 4 June 2013.  Only one result when searching "Natural blues"
  4. "Indice per Interprete: M". HitParadeItalia (it). Retrieved 4 June 2013. 
  5. "Moby". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 June 2013. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Moby awards on Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 June 2013. 

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