"Delicious" is a 1994 song by
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Britpop band Sleeper, written by the band's vocalist and guitarist
Louise Wener along with band guitarist Jon Stewart, and produced by
Ian Broudie
Ian Zachary Broudie (born 4 August 1958) is an English musician and singer-songwriter from Liverpool. After emerging from the post-punk scene in Liverpool in the late 1970s as a member of Big in Japan, Broudie went on to produce albums (somet ...
of the
Lightning Seeds
The Lightning Seeds (also known as Lightning Seeds) are an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1989 by Ian Broudie (vocals, guitar, producer), formerly of the bands Big in Japan, Care, and Original Mirrors. Originally a studio-based s ...
.
Released in May 1994, "Delicious" was later announced as the #20 song in
John Peel's
Festive Fifty
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and the following year would go on to feature on ''
Smart
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* ''Smart'' (Sleeper album), 1995 debut album by Sleeper
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'', the band's debut album. B-side "Lady Love Your Countryside" would also be re-recorded for inclusion on ''Smart''. In 1995, "Delicious" was released commercially in Europe and sent to alternative radio in the United States.
Release
In the United Kingdom, "Delicious" was released by Indolent in May 1994.
The single made the band's first impression on the UK singles chart by debuting at #75. In 1995,
BMG distributed the "Delicious" single across Europe in maxi and single configurations. Radio airplay promos were augmented with
acoustic version
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s of "Delicious" and "Little Annie", recorded for
P4 Danmarks Radio.
In the United States,
Arista Records chose "Delicious" as the lead single from ''Smart'' at the end of February 1995.
The band had been personally endorsed by label president
Clive Davis, who had attended a secret Sleeper gig in
London
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at the end of January (under the alias of "The Inbetweeners") to mark the chart success of their single "
Inbetweener", and had scheduled the band to come over for live and promotional work across the US and Canada throughout April and May. "Delicious" was sent to
alternative radio stations at this time;
while a new
music video
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for the American market was considered. "Most people want us to do very literal videos for that song," Andy Maclure explained, "and so far we've resisted.".
Track listings
*UK 12" single
Indolent SLEEP 003T
*UK CD single
Indolent SLEEP 003CD
*EU CD maxi
BMG 74321 22661-2
#"Delicious" – 3:02
#"Lady Love Your Countryside" – 2:40
#"Bedside Manners" – 2:55
#"Tatty"– 3:57
*EU CD promo
BMG DOLE 11
#"Delicious" – 3:02
#"Delicious (acoustic)" – 3:02
#"Little Annie (acoustic)" – 3:06
*EU CD single
BMG 74321 22662-2
#"Delicious" – 3:02
#"Lady Love Your Countryside" – 2:40
*UK 7" single
Indolent SLEEP 003
#"Delicious" – 3:02
#"Lady Love Your Countryside" – 2:40
#"Bedside Manners" – 2:55
All tracks written by
Louise Wener and Jon Stewart, except "Lady Love Your Countryside", written by Wener. "Lady Love Your Countryside" was later re-recorded for the debut album ''Smart''.
Comprehensive Charts
References
External links
"Delicious" music videoSleeper @ BBC MusicSleeper release discography @ We Heart Music
1994 singles
Sleeper (band) songs
Songs written by Louise Wener
Song recordings produced by Ian Broudie
1994 songs
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