"Blue" is a song by English rock band

the Verve The Verve were an English rock band formed in Wigan in 1990 by lead vocalist Richard Ashcroft, guitarist Nick McCabe, bass guitarist Simon Jones and drummer Peter Salisbury. Guitarist and keyboard player Simon Tong later became a member in ...

. It was released as the first single from their first album, '' A Storm in Heaven'', which was released through

Hut Records VC Recordings trading as Hut Records was a British record label brand which was started in 1990 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Virgin Records. Despite being wholly owned by a major label, it was classed as an independent label for the purposes ...

. The song peaked at number 69 on the

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

. The video shows the band down a dark alleyway in Islington,

London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

. There was a separate video for the US, which was filmed in

Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 c ...

. An alternate mix of "Blue" subtitled (USA mix) was released on ''

No Come Down ''No Come Down'' is a compilation album of B-sides and outtakes by The Verve, released in 1994 for Vernon Yard and Hut Recordings. It was the first release on which the original band's name Verve was changed to The Verve due to conflict with th ...

'', a compilation album of b-sides released in May 1994.

Track listing

* CD (HUTCD 29) # "Blue" # "Twilight" # "Where the Geese Go" # "No Come Down"

References

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The Verve songs 1993 singles 1993 songs Hut Records singles Song recordings produced by John Leckie Songs written by Nick McCabe Songs written by Peter Salisbury Songs written by Richard Ashcroft Songs written by Simon Jones (musician) {{1990s-UK-single-stub