Four Chords That Made a Million

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"Four Chords That Made a Million"
Single by Porcupine Tree
from the album Lightbulb Sun
Released	April 2000
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	12:31 (regular CD) 19:32 (Limited CD) 7:11 (7" vinyl)
Label	KScope / Snapper
Songwriter(s)	Steven Wilson, Richard Barbieri, Colin Edwin, Chris Maitland
Porcupine Tree singles chronology
"Pure Narcotic" (1999) "Four Chords That Made a Million" (2000) "Shesmovedon" (2000)
Alternative Cover
Cover of the Limited Edition

"Four Chords That Made a Million" is a single by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, released in April 2000, a month before the release of the album Lightbulb Sun, in order to promote it. It came in three formats: a regular CD, a limited-version CD (2000 copies) and a 7" vinyl (1000 copies).

Track listing (regular CD)[]

All tracks written by Steven Wilson and arranged by Porcupine Tree.

Track listing (Limited CD)[]

Track 1 written by Steven Wilson and arranged by Porcupine Tree. Track 2 written and performed by Steven Wilson January 1997.

1. "Four Chords That Made a Million" 3:48
2. "Even Less (Demo Version)" 15:44

Track listing (7" vinyl)[]

All songs written by Steven Wilson

1. A/ "Four Chords That Made a Million" 3:38
2. B/ "Orchidia" 3:33

Personnel[]

• Steven Wilson – guitar, vocals
• Colin Edwin – bass
• Chris Maitland – drums
• Richard Barbieri – keyboards

External links[]

• The complete Steven Wilson discography
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics