"I Got the Wherewithal" is the debut single by

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, released on 27 October 1997. The song peaked at No. 170 on the

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. The single was also issued in

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as an EP in 1998. The B-sides for the single include "Outside; Out of Space", which is an acoustic re-working of "Running Out of Space" from the group's debut album ''Theaudience'', "Helen & Polly", an instrumental reworking of "I Got the Wherewithal" focusing mostly on the string arrangement, and "Je Suis Content", a cover of a

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song.

Track listings

; UK CD single (AUDCD1) # "I Got the Wherewithal" – 3:51 # "Je Suis Content" – 2:38 # "Outside; Out of Space" – 3:58 # "Helen and Polly" – 3:46 ; UK Limited Edition Vinyl (AUDVN1) # "I Got the Wherewithal" – 3:51 # "Je Suis Content" – 2:38 ; American E.P. (314 538 164-2) # "I Got the Wherewithal" – 3:51 # "Penis Size and Cars" – 2:57 # "Ne Jamais Decu" – 3:36 # "Ten Minutes Which Improved My Life" – 9:25 # "There Are Worse Things I Could Do" – 2:19 # "The Beginning, The Middle & The End" – 8:20

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:I Got The Wherewithal 1997 songs 1997 debut singles Theaudience songs Mercury Records singles Songs written by Billy Reeves