War of Nerves

"War of Nerves"
Single by All Saints
from the album All Saints
B-side "Inside"
Released November 23, 1998
Format CD, Cassette
Recorded May 1997
Genre Pop, R&B
Length 4:52
Label London Records
Producer(s) Cameron McVey
Magnus Fiennes
All Saints singles chronology
"Bootie Call"
(1998)		 "War of Nerves"
(1998)		 "Pure Shores"
(2000)
This article is about the All Saints single "War of Nerves", not to be confused with the Mr Ronz album A War of Nerves.

"War of Nerves" is a song by All Saints, which was released as the fifth and final single from their debut album, All Saints. In the UK it peaked at #7 in the charts.

Song information

Lyrics and music Natalie Appleton, Nicole Appleton, Cameron McVey, Magnus Fiennes, Melanie Blatt and Shaznay Lewis
Producer Cameron McVey and Magnus Fiennes

Charts

Country Date Position Certification Copies
United Kingdom December 1998 7 Silver[1] 157,000
Ireland November 26, 1998 21[2]    
New Zealand March 21, 1999 50[3]    

Track listing

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "War of Nerves".

CD 1
1. "War of Nerves" ('98 Remix) 4:52
2. "Inside" 4:57
3. "War of Nerves" (Ganja Kru Dub) 9:13
4. "War of Nerves" (video) 5:11
CD 2
1. "War of Nerves" ('98 Remix) 4:52
2. "Always Something There to Remind Me" (live from the Burt Bacharach TV show) 3:20
3. "Never Ever" 6:28
Cassette/Two track
1. "War of Nerves" ('98 Remix) 4:52
2. "Inside" 4:57

Music video

The music video of "War of Nerves" is set in London's famous Met Bar[4] in the Metropolitan Hotel. It also features a London bus with an advertisement for All Saints which was visible in London for quite a while. Member Melanie Blatt's pregnancy was also written in the concept for the video as she would be shown singing in the shower, exposing her belly in a silhouette.[5] It also features a fight in a garage, between sisters Natalie and Nicole Appleton, they later comfort each other.

Remixes

"War of Nerves"

References

  1. ↑ BPI.co.uk Certification "War of Nerves" Accessed: October 29, 2006
  2. ↑ IrishCharts.ie Irish chart search. N.B. "All" cannot be used in the search string (Accessed: November 2, 2006)
  3. ↑ Charts.org.nz "War of Nerves" page. Accessed: October 29, 2006
  4. ↑ Worlds Best Bars Met Bar
  5. ↑ MelanieBlatt.co.uk Official Biography

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