Londinium (Catatonia song)

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"Londinium"
Single by Catatonia
from the album Equally Cursed and Blessed
Released12 July 1999 (1999-07-12)
Length4:36
LabelBlanco y Negro
Songwriter(s)Paul Jones, Cerys Matthews, Owen Powell, Aled Richards, Mark Roberts
Producer(s)TommyD, Catatonia
Catatonia singles chronology
"Dead from the Waist Down"
(1999) 		"Londinium"
(1999) 		"Karaoke Queen"
(1999)

"Londinium" is a song recorded by Welsh band Catatonia, taken from their third studio album, Equally Cursed and Blessed (1999). It was written by Mark Roberts and the band and produced by TommyD. Released on 12 July 1999, the song reached number 20 on the UK Singles Chart.

Recording and release[]

"Londinium" was released as the second single from the album Equally Cursed and Blessed against the wishes of the band, who wanted to release "Karaoke Queen" instead. Singer Cerys Matthews was also equally annoyed that the studio had spent more on the video than it had cost to produce the album.[1] She was open about it in interviews, saying as much both to NME and when interviewed by Jo Whiley on BBC Radio 1.[1][2]

The song was released on 12 July 1999 and was supported by a string of appearances on television shows such as CD:UK, The Pepsi Chart Show and Top of the Pops.[3][4] However, it did not pick up a great deal of airplay amid fears that it contained inflammatory lyrics about London,[2] and the line "sushi bars, wet fish, it just sucks the life out of me" was removed for the radio edit. It peaked in the UK charts at number 20.[5]

Charts[]

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6] 69
Scotland (OCC)[7] 21
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 20

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Bychawski, Adam (29 June 1999). "Cerys: We Hate 'Londinium'". NME. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Owens 2000, p. 242.
  3. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 12 July, 1999: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 10 July 1999. p. 23. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  4. ^ Owens 2000, p. 243.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16 no. 31. 31 July 1999. p. 8. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  • Owens, David (2000). Cerys, Catatonia and the Rise of Welsh Pop. London: Ebury Publishing. ISBN 978-0-0918-7412-4.

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