"Magic Hour" is the eleventh single by the
Liverpool
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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
Cast
Cast may refer to:
Music
* Cast (band), an English alternative rock band
* Cast (Mexican band), a progressive Mexican rock band
* The Cast, a Scottish musical duo: Mairi Campbell and Dave Francis
* ''Cast'', a 2012 album by Trespassers William
* ...
, fronted by ex
La's bassist John Power. It was released in 1999. The song was the titletrack as well as the second and final single released from the namesake album. It peaked at number 28 on the UK singles chart spending only one week in the top 40.
Formats and track listings
;CD single (1)
# "Magic Hour"
# "Gypsy Song"
# "I Never Wanna Lose You"
;CD single (2)
# "Magic Hour"
# "Beat Mama" (Fire Island Classic Boy's Own mix)
# "What You Gonna Do?"
;Tape single
# "Magic Hour"
# "Allbright"
Personnel
;Cast
*
John Power – vocals, guitar
*
Peter Wilkinson – backing vocals, bass
*
Liam "Skin" Tyson – guitar
*
Keith O'Neill – drums
;Production
*
Gil Norton
Gil Norton (born in Liverpool) is an English record producer known for his work with alternative rock bands such as Pixies, Echo & the Bunnymen, Foo Fighters, Tribe, Jimmy Eat World, Dashboard Confessional, Feeder, The Distillers, Maxïmo Par ...
– producer, mixing
* Danton Supple – engineer, mixing
;Additional musicians
*
David Arnold
David Arnold (born 23 January 1962) is a British film composer whose credits include scoring five James Bond films, as well as ''Stargate'' (1994), '' Independence Day'' (1996), ''Godzilla'' (1998) and the television series '' Little Britain'' ...
– strings
Chart performance
References
1999 singles
Cast (band) songs
Songs written by John Power (musician)
Polydor Records singles
1999 songs
Song recordings produced by Gil Norton
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