Senses Working Overtime
"Senses Working Overtime" | ||||
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Single by XTC | ||||
from the album English Settlement | ||||
Released | January 1982 | |||
Recorded | 1981 | |||
Studio | The Manor, Shipton-on-Cherwell, Oxfordshire, England | |||
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Length | 4:34 (single edit) 4:53 (album version) | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
Songwriter(s) | Andy Partridge | |||
Producer(s) | Hugh Padgham, XTC | |||
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"Senses Working Overtime" is a song written by Andy Partridge of the English rock band XTC, released as the lead single from their 1982 album English Settlement. He based the song on Manfred Mann's "5-4-3-2-1" (1964).[3] The album and single became the highest-charting records XTC would ever have in the UK, peaking at number five and number 10, respectively.[4][5]
At the suggestion of its director, the song's music video was filmed at double-speed and then slowed down, to make the musicians appear "more graceful". Partridge recalled: "That one was done really quickly, in Shepperton Studios while we were rehearsing for the English Settlement tour. And so that's us rehearsing. ... [The half-speed idea has] been used a hell of a lot since then, but I think we were the first ones to do it."[6]
Track listing[]
- "Senses Working Overtime" (Andy Partridge)
- "Blame the Weather" (Colin Moulding)
- "Tissue Tigers (The Arguers)" (Partridge)
On the 12" release, "Egyptian Solution (Thebes in a Box) (Homo Safari #3)" (Partridge) was added to the A-side as track 2; the B-side comprised "Blame the Weather" and "Tissue Tigers" on both 7" and 12".
Personnel[]
XTC
- Terry Chambers – drums, drum synthesiser
- Dave Gregory – electric 12–string guitar, percussion
- Colin Moulding – fretless bass, backing vocals
- Andy Partridge – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
Charts[]
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Mandy Moore version[]
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"Senses Working Overtime" | ||||
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Single by Mandy Moore | ||||
from the album Coverage | ||||
Released | 17 January 2004 | |||
Recorded | February 2003 | |||
Length | 4:08 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Andy Partridge | |||
Producer(s) | John Fields | |||
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"Senses Working Overtime" was the second official single released from Moore's fourth studio album Coverage. It was only released in the United States as a digital single and is a live version from the Sessions@AOL performance.
In 2004, the label included "Senses Working Overtime" in the first compilation of Mandy Moore, The Best of Mandy Moore. Later, in 2007, included the single in the deluxe edition of the second artist compilation album, Super Hits.[citation needed]
Other versions[]
References[]
- ^ Hughes, Rob (18 August 2016). "Andy Partridge: The Big Interview". Prog. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ "Mandy Says". Spin. Vol. 19 no. 11. November 2003. p. 28. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Partridge, Andy; Bernhardt, Todd (2016). Complicated Game: Inside the Songs of XTC. Jawbone Press. ISBN 978-1-908279-78-1.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "XTC". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ Ingham, Chris (March 1999). "XTC - 'Til Death Do Us Part". Mojo.
- ^ Bernhardt, Todd (11 December 2006). "Andy discusses 'Senses Working Overtime'". Chalkhills.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 344. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – XTC – Senses Working Overtime" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know > Search results for 'XTC' (from irishcharts.ie)". Fireball Media, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – XTC – Senses Working Overtime" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Charts.nz – XTC – Senses Working Overtime". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Kent Music Report No 445 – 3 January 1983 > National Top 100 Singles for 1982". Kent Music Report, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
External links[]
- 1982 singles
- 2004 singles
- XTC songs
- Mandy Moore songs
- Songs written by Andy Partridge
- 1982 songs
- Song recordings produced by Hugh Padgham
- Epic Records singles
- Virgin Records singles
- Progressive pop songs