Fool's Day

"Fool's Day" is a song by English band Blur. It was the band's first single since 2003's "Good Song". The track was released as a 7" for Record Store Day, with only 1000 copies made.^[1] On 18 April 2010, to "avoid fans having to illegally obtain an inferior copy of this track from pirate sites",^[2] the band made the song a free download on their website in both MP3 and WAV formats.^[3] The single is the first featuring guitarist Graham Coxon since 2000's "Music Is My Radar".

Reception

Reception of the highly anticipated single was generally positive. NME reviewer Matt Wilkinson called the single "a bit bloody fantastic" in his review of the song.^[4] This Is Fake DIY's Stephen Ackroyd stated in his review that "It'd be fair to say elements of every era [of the band's sound] find themselves sitting pretty, though in such a way it still feels fresh – understated, sure, but with a touch of magic few other bands can match".^[5] The Guardian's Tim Jonze said it was "rather lovely".^[6]

Personnel

Damon Albarn: Vocals, Synthesizers
Graham Coxon: Guitar
Alex James: Bass Guitar
Dave Rowntree: Drums

Music video

Despite its small release, the song had a music video. Although all direction and production in the video is unknown, it completely consists of a close-up of a record needle, playing the "Fool's Day" 7" vinyl. It was posted up onto the Parlophone YouTube page in 2010.

References

↑ Blur announce Fool's Day single. BBC. 14 April 2010.
↑ Blur release first new material since 2003 - read the first review of 'Fool's Day'. NME. 17 April 2010.
↑ Download New Blur - "Fool’s Day". 17 April 2010.
↑ Wilkinson, Matt. Blur's 'Fool's Day' - The First Review. NME. 17 April 2010.
↑ Ackroyd, Stephen. Blur - Fool’s Day. This Is Fake DIY. 17 April 2010.
↑ Jonze, Tim. New music: Blur – Fool's Day: It's the Blur boys' first new material since 2003. The Guardian. 19 April 2010.

External links

Blur

Damon Albarn Graham Coxon Alex James Dave Rowntree

Studio albums	Leisure Modern Life Is Rubbish Parklife The Great Escape Blur 13 Think Tank The Magic Whip

Live albums	Live at the Budokan All the People: Blur Live at Hyde Park Parklive

Compilations	The Special Collectors Edition The Brit Pop Blur Box Bustin' + Dronin' The 10 Year Limited Edition Anniversary Box Set Blur: The Best Of Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur Blur 21

Video releases	Starshaped Showtime No Distance Left to Run

Singles	"She's So High" "There's No Other Way" "Bang" "Popscene" "For Tomorrow" "Chemical World" "Sunday Sunday" "Girls & Boys" "To the End" "Parklife" "End of a Century" "Country House" "The Universal" "Stereotypes" "Charmless Man" "Beetlebum" "Song 2" "On Your Own" "M.O.R." "Tender" "Coffee & TV" "No Distance Left to Run" "Music Is My Radar" "Don't Bomb When You're the Bomb" "Out of Time" "Crazy Beat" "Good Song" "Fool's Day" "Under the Westway"/"The Puritan" "Go Out" "There Are Too Many of Us" "Lonesome Street" "Ong Ong" "I Broadcast"

Other songs	"Caramel" "This Is a Low"

Personnel	Phil Daniels Diana Gutkind Mike Smith The Kick Horns Cara Tivey Simon Tong

Related	Discography Songs Awards Britpop Rollercoaster Tour Stephen Street Ben Hillier Norman Cook William Orbit David Balfe Food Records Parlophone Virgin Records SBK Records

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