"George" is a song by New Zealand rock band

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, released as the lead single from their third studio album, '' Greedy'', in 1994. Charting as a

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with the Eskimos in Egypt mix of their 1991 song "

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", the single reached number one in the band's native New Zealand for four weeks in 1994 and 1995 and received a gold certification from the

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(RIANZ). "George" was nominated for Single of the Year at the 1995

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, losing to Purest Form's "

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". In 1997, the song was released in Australia, where it peaked at number 67 on the

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Music video

The music video for "George" was directed by Stephen McGlashan and Marcus Ringrose. It features the band performing the song in black-and-white while various coloured, ominous clips are show, including one of a tattooed man crawling across concrete.

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called the video "strong", noting how the tone matches the song's "menacing" lyrics. The song's video, along with the clip for the Eskimos in Egypt mix of "

", was nominated for Best Video at 1995

but lost to the video for

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's " Can't Get Enough".

Track listing

CD and cassette single # "George" # "

" (Eskimos in Egypt mix) # "Bestiary" # "Milton Babbit's Rarotongan Holiday"

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the CD single and the '' Greedy'' liner notes. Studios * Recorded in September 1994 at York St. Studios ( Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand) * Mastered at York Street Mastering (Auckland, New Zealand) Headless Chickens * Headless Chickens – writing, production **

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– vocals, cover photo **

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– guitars, samples, loops, keyboards ** Grant Fell – bass guitar ** Bevan Sweeney – drums Other personnel * Malcolm Welsford – production, engineering * Nick Treacy – assistant engineering * Gavin Botica – mastering * Ward Four – artwork design

Charts

Certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:George (Song) 1994 singles 1994 songs Black-and-white music videos Flying Nun Records singles Headless Chickens songs Number-one singles in New Zealand