This Is Music
"This Is Music" | ||||
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Single by The Verve | ||||
from the album A Northern Soul | ||||
Released | 1 May 1995 | |||
Recorded | 1994 | |||
Studio | Loco Studios, Wales | |||
Genre | Psychedelic rock[1] | |||
Length | 3:35 | |||
Label | Hut | |||
Songwriter(s) | Richard Ashcroft, Simon Jones, Peter Salisbury, and Nick McCabe, | |||
Producer(s) | Owen Morris, The Verve | |||
The Verve singles chronology | ||||
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"This Is Music" is a song by the English alternative rock band The Verve. It was released as the first single from their second album, A Northern Soul. The aptly named song is full of varied lyrical images. The song charted at #35 in the United Kingdom. "This Is Music" featured as the band's opening song for the majority of their 2008 reunion tour. The cover was shot in Leeds, England by Michael Spencer Jones.
Music video[]
The video depicts the band playing inside of a black room. Ashcroft as well as a young woman are shown standing in front of a building identified as Balfron Tower and walking inside it. The video ends with Ashcroft falling from the aforementioned building.
Reception[]
AllMusic writer Jason Aneky considered the song to be a highlight on the album.[2]
Track listing[]
- CD HUTCD 54
- This Is Music - 3.35
- Let the Damage Begin - 4.23
- You and Me - 3.53
- 7" HUT 54
- This Is Music - 3.35
- Let the Damage Begin - 4.23
- 12" HUTT 54
- This Is Music - 3.35
- Let the Damage Begin - 4.23
- You and Me - 3.53
US version[]
In 1995 This Is Music was released for the American market - with a different track listing. The single was distributed by American label Vernon Yard Recordings.
- CD Promo DPRO-11041
- This Is Music - 3.35
- History (Radio Edit) - 4.02
- On Your Own (Solo Acoustic/Recorded Live from MTV's 120 Minutes) - 4.01
External links[]
References[]
- The Verve songs
- 1995 singles
- Hut Records singles
- 1995 songs
- Songs written by Nick McCabe
- Songs written by Richard Ashcroft
- Songs written by Simon Jones (musician)
- Songs written by Peter Salisbury
- 1990s rock song stubs