Pearl's Girl

"Pearl's Girl"
Single by Underworld
from the album Second Toughest in the Infants
Released May 1996
Format Vinyl (12"), CD
Genre Progressive trance, breakbeat, drum & bass
Length 10:07
Label Junior Boy's Own
Writer(s) Rick Smith, Karl Hyde, Darren Emerson
Producer(s) Rick Smith, Karl Hyde, Darren Emerson
Underworld singles chronology
"Rowla"
(1996)		 "Pearl's Girl"
(1996)		 "Born Slippy .NUXX"
(1996)

"Pearl's Girl" is the title of several 1996 single releases and a song by Underworld, from their album Second Toughest in the Infants; where the song is titled "Pearls Girl". The single peaked on the UK Singles Chart at #22.[1] The song title comes from the name of a racing greyhound.[2]

"I spent a few nights in Hamburg," recalled Karl Hyde, "and it actually came from a night on the Rioja down by the docks. I'm actually shouting, Rioja, Rioja… I'd come from this really great club on the Reeperbahn, listening to lots of classic soul, which is where the 'Reverend Al Green' bit comes from. I was sitting by the docks and they have these 'bride boats' there, which people get married on. They go down the river and out to sea. I was just sitting there, Rioja-ed out, watching these boats sail past me at three in the morning. There were bonfires and everything."[3]

Track listing (original release)

UK 12-inch

  1. "Pearl's Girl (Carp Dreams...Koi) – 10:07
  2. "Cherry Pie" – 8:22

UK triple 12-inch/double CD

  1. "Pearl's Girl (Short)" – 3:50
  2. "Oich Oich" – 8:33
  3. "Cherry Pie" – 8:22
  4. "Pearl's Girl (Carp Dreams...Koi)" – 10:07
  5. "Mosaic" – 5:01
  6. "Deep Arch" – 8:24

UK CD1

  1. "Pearl's Girl (Short)" – 4:25
  2. "Oich Oich" – 8:33
  3. "Cherry Pie" – 8:22

UK CD2

  1. "Pearl's Girl (Carp Dreams...Koi)" – 10:07
  2. "Mosaic" – 5:01
  3. "Deep Arch" – 8:24

Track listing (re-release)

"Pearl's Girl (re-issue)"
Single by Underworld
Released 28 October 1996
Format Vinyl (12"), CD
Genre Progressive trance, breakbeat, drum & bass
Label Junior Boy's Own
Writer(s) Rick Smith, Karl Hyde, Darren Emerson
Producer(s) Rick Smith, Karl Hyde, Darren Emerson

UK 12-inch (promo)

  1. "Pearl's Girl"
  2. "Pearl's Girl (Tin There)"

UK 12-inch (promo?)

  1. "Pearl's Girl" (14996 version)
  2. "Rowla" (extended)

UK CD1

  1. "Pearl's Girl" (short version) – 4:24
  2. "Oich Oich" – 8:33
  3. "Cherry Pie" – 8:21

UK CD2

  1. "Pearl's Girl (Tin There)" – 8:11
  2. "Puppies" – 3:53
  3. "Born Slippy" – 8:57

US CD

  1. "Pearl's Girl (Tin There) – 8:07
  2. "Pearl's Girl" (14996 version) – 8:50
  3. "Puppies" – 3:51
  4. "Oich Oich" – 8:30
  5. "Cherry Pie" – 8:18
  6. "Pearl's Girl" (edit) – 4:22
  7. "Pearl's Girl" (album version) – 9:35
  8. "Mosaic" – 4:58
  9. "Deep Arch" – 8:22

Appearances

Use in film, TV and radio soundtracks

Pronunciation of the first word “Rioja”

Not a few of non-UK fans believe strongly that the first word of the song is “Korea”.[4] This misunderstanding is caused by the pronunciation difference between UK and US english. "Rioja" is pronounced "/riːˈɒkə/" in UK and "/riːˈɒhə/" in US.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Chart Log UK". Retrieved 2008-06-21.
  2. ↑ Ron Slomowicz. "Interview with Karl Hyde of Underworld". About.com Guide.
  3. ↑ Q, May 2001
  4. ↑ "Talk:Underworld:Pearl's Girl". Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  5. ↑ "English pronunciation of “Rioja”". Retrieved 2016-02-01.

External links

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