Like a Motorway

"Like a Motorway" is a 1994 song by the British pop group Saint Etienne. The song combines the melody from the nineteenth century folk song "Silver Dagger" with a driving techno beat influenced by Kraftwerk and Snap!. It describes a friend whose lover has mysteriously vanished.^[1]

"Like a Motorway" appears on the album Tiger Bay. It was released as a single in May 1994, and reached #47 on the UK Singles Chart. The US release of Tiger Bay also features an "alternate version" with more complex percussion and electric guitar stings.

The cover art for the single features an abandoned car overgrown with foliage. The video consists of a long, slow zoom in Sarah Cracknell as she sings against a black background, intercut with occasional rapid shots of Pete Wiggs and Bob Stanley in a car.

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Stanley and Wiggs; except where indicated.

7": Heavenly / HVN 40 and MC: Heavenly / HVN40C
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Like a Motorway (Radio Edit)"		3:38
2.	"You Know I'll Miss You When You're Gone"	Cracknell, Bund	2:57
3.	"Sushi Rider"	Cracknell, Bund	2:57

12": Heavenly / HVN 40 12 and CD: Heavenly / HVN40CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Like a Motorway (Radio Edit)" (mixed by Rick Smith from Underworld)	3:38
2.	"Like a Motorway (Chekhov Warp Dub)" (mixed by Dust Brothers)	9:18
3.	"Like a Motorway (The David Holmes Mix)"	13:01
4.	"Like a Motorway (Skin Up, You're Already Dead)" (mixed by Autechre)	8:47

12": Heavenly / HVN 40 12 P II (UK Promo)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Like a Motorway (Chekhov Warp Dub)" (mixed by Dust Brothers)	9:18
2.	"Like a Motorway (Chekhov Warp Mix)" (mixed by Dust Brothers)	9:03

CD: Warner Bros. / PRO-A-6962 (US Promo)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Like a Motorway (Alternate Version)" (mixed by Daniel Abraham)	5:26
2.	"Like a Motorway (Alternate Version Edit)" (mixed by Daniel Abraham)	3:06
3.	"Like a Motorway"	5:43
4.	"Like a Motorway (Radio Edit)"	3:38

References

↑ Plagenhoef, Scott; Schreiber, Ryan, eds. (November 2008). The Pitchfork 500. Simon & Schuster. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-4165-6202-3.

Saint Etienne

Sarah Cracknell Bob Stanley Pete Wiggs Gerard Johnson Ian Catt

Studio albums	Foxbase Alpha So Tough Tiger Bay Good Humor Sound of Water Finisterre Tales from Turnpike House Words and Music by Saint Etienne

Soundtracks	The Misadventures of Saint Etienne What Have You Done Today Mervyn Day?

Compilations	You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone Fairy Tales from Saint Etienne Too Young to Die – Singles 1990-1995 Casino Classics Continental Fairfax High Interlude Smash the System: Singles and More Travel Edition 1990–2005 London Conversations

Fanclub compilations	I Love to Paint Built on Sand Asleep at the Wheels of Steel Nice Price Boxette A Glimpse of Stocking

EPs	Xmas 93 Reserection Places to Visit Up the Wooden Hills

Singles	"Only Love Can Break Your Heart" "Kiss and Make Up" "Nothing Can Stop Us" "Join Our Club" "Avenue" "You're in a Bad Way" "Hobart Paving" "Who Do You Think You Are" "Pale Movie" "Like a Motorway" "Hug My Soul" "He's on the Phone" "Sylvie" "The Bad Photographer" "How We Used to Live" "Tell Me Why (The Riddle)" "Heart Failed (In the Back of a Taxi)" "Boy is Crying" "Action" "Shower Scene" "Soft Like Me" "Stars Above Us" "A Good Thing" "Stars Above Us" "Burnt Out Car" "Method of Modern Love" "Tonight" "I've Got Your Music"

Related articles	Discography List of songs recorded by Saint Etienne AS Saint-Étienne Heavenly Records Creation Records Sub Pop Mantra Records Sanctuary Records

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