This Is Music

"This Is Music"
Single by The Verve
from the album A Northern Soul
Released	1 May 1995
Format	CD, 7", 12"
Recorded	1994 Loco Studios, Wales
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	3:35
Label	Hut Records
Producer(s)	Owen Morris, The Verve
The Verve singles chronology
"Slide Away" (1993) "This is Music" (1995) "On Your Own" (1995)
A Northern Soul track listing "A New Decade" (1) "This Is Music" (2) "On Your Own" (3)

"This Is Music" was the first single released from The Verve's second album, A Northern Soul. The aptly named song is full of varied lyrical images. The song charted at #35 in the United Kingdom. "This Is Music" featured as the band's opening song for the majority of their 2008 reunion tour.

Track listing

• CD HUTCD 54

1. This Is Music - 3.35
2. Let the Damage Begin - 4.23
3. You and Me - 3.53

• 7" HUT 54

1. This Is Music - 3.35
2. Let the Damage Begin - 4.23

• 12" HUTT 54

1. This Is Music - 3.35
2. Let the Damage Begin - 4.23
3. You and Me - 3.53

US version

In 1995 This Is Music was released for the American market - with a different track listing. The single was distributed by American label Vernon Yard Recordings.

• CD Promo DPRO-11041

1. This Is Music - 3.35
2. History (Radio Edit) - 4.02
3. On Your Own (Solo Acoustic/Recorded Live from MTV's 120 Minutes) - 4.01

External links

• Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics