"Great Things" is a song by
Britpop
Britpop was a mid-1990s British-based music culture movement that emphasised Britishness. It produced brighter, catchier alternative rock, partly in reaction to the popularity of the darker lyrical themes of the US-led grunge music and to the ...
band
Echobelly
Echobelly are a British rock band, debuting in 1994 with their album '' Everyone's Got One''. They were often compared to Blondie and The Smiths; Morrissey becoming a fan of the group.
The most prominent part of Echobelly's success formula wa ...
, released as the first single from their second album, ''
On'' (1995), in August 1995. The song is about inspiration and aspiration and how "everyone is hungry for something".
[Expanded edition booklet] It reached 13 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 ...
, making it their highest-charting single. The song was included on both of the
greatest hits
A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be crea ...
albums that Echobelly have released: ''
I Can't Imagine the World Without Me
''I Can't Imagine the World Without Me'' is the first greatest hits album released by alternative rock band Echobelly in 2001. The album is heavily biased on the bands' first album '' Everyone's Got One'', with 9 of the 18 songs coming from th ...
'' and ''
The Best of Echobelly''.
All
B-sides to the single were re-released on the expanded edition of On.
Track listings
* Tracks three and four were recorded and released within 24 hours. The music label releasing this single wanted Echobelly to give them two
B-sides, so Madan and Johansson quickly wrote and recorded both the tracks acoustically in a bathroom.
Credits
* Bass – Alexander Keyser
* Drums – Andy Henderson
* Guitar – Glenn Johansson, Debbie Smith
* Voice – Sonya Madan
* Lap Steel Guitar (on God's Guest List) – B.J. Cole
* Engineer – Sean Slade
* Producer – Paul Kolderie
* Cover design – Stylorouge
* Cover photography – Ray Burmiston
References
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1995 singles
1995 songs
Echobelly songs