Painting It Red

Painting It Red
Studio album by The Beautiful South
Released	9 October 2000 (UK) October 31, 2000 (US)
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	Ark 21
The Beautiful South chronology
Quench (1998) Painting It Red (2000) Solid Bronze (2001)

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Painting It Red is the seventh original album released by The Beautiful South in October 2000. The album is the band's joint longest, with 19 tracks. The bonus version contains 20 tracks (includes "White Teeth"), and sometimes comes in the format of two discs, while the American release offers only 17 tracks.

The album made it to number 2 in the charts, but despite the number of tracks, only two singles were produced: "Closer Than Most", which reached number 22 in September and the double A-side "The River"/"Just Checkin'", which reached number 59 in December.

Track listing

UK Version

1. "Who's Gonna Tell?" - 2'37
2. "Closer than Most" - 3'07
3. "Just Checkin'" - 3'38
4. "Hit Parade" - 3'45
5. "Masculine Eclipse" - 3'55
6. "Til' You Can't Tuck It in Anymore" - 3'30
7. "If We Crawl" - 4'14
8. "Tupperware Queen" - 3'34
9. "Half Hearted Get (Is Second Best)" - 4'24
10. "White Teeth" [Included only on Bonus Version] - 3'04
11. "The River" - 5'23
12. "Baby Please Go" - 2'46
13. "You Can Call Me Leisure" - 4'31
14. "Final Spark" - 5'03
15. "10,000 Feet" - 3'01
16. "Hot on the Heels of Heartbreak" - 4'00
17. "The Mediterranean" - 4'02
18. "A Little Piece of Advice" - 3'55
19. "Property Quiz" - 3'50
20. "Chicken Wings" - 4'29

US Version

All songs written by Paul Heaton and David Rotheray.

1. "Closer than Most"
2. "Just Checkin'"
3. "Hit Parade"
4. "Masculine Eclipse"
5. "Til' You Can't Tuck It in Anymore"
6. "If We Crawl"
7. "Tupperware Queen"
8. "Half Hearted Get (Is Second Best)"
9. "The River"
10. "Baby Please Go"
11. "You Can Call Me Leisure"
12. "Final Spark"
13. "10,000 Feet"
14. "Hot on the Heels of Heartbreak"
15. "The Mediterranean"
16. "A Little Piece of Advice"
17. "Property Quiz"

Personnel

• Paul Heaton - vocals
• Dave Hemingway - vocals
• Jacqui Abbott - vocals
• Dave Rotheray - guitar
• Sean Welch - bass
• Dave Stead - drums