"Mansize Rooster" is a song by English rock band Supergrass, released as the second single from their debut album, ''

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'' (1995). It reached number 20 on the

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, remaining on the chart for three weeks. Like its predecessor " Caught by the Fuzz", "Mansize Rooster" was originally limited to 500 copies as a

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-only, Backbeat Records release, although pressings are believed to have been made since. The B-side remained to be "Sitting Up Straight", but the songs sound slightly different and have different runtimes to their present-day versions. The Backbeat vinyl it was primarily issued on was also green. The song is used in the movie '' Casper: A Spirited Beginning'' and is included in its soundtrack. It was played as Supergrass' first ever

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performance on '' The Word'' in 1995.

Music video

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The video (which was filmed on a low-budget) begins with various shots of

Gaz Coombes Gaz Coombes (born 8 March 1976) is an English musician and singer-songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the English alternative rock band Supergrass. He first entered the music scene aged 14 as the lead singer of the ...

' eyes, ears/sideburns and mouth, then all three of the band are shown with Gaz in the foreground whilst

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and

Mick Quinn Mick Quinn (born 17 December 1969) is an English musician and singer-songwriter. He is best known as founding member of English rock band Supergrass. He is a permanent member of fellow Oxford band Swervedriver. Career 1984–1993 Mick Quinn s ...

shake their heads wildly behind him. A

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in a completely black room is then seen, with the leaves of a potted

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dangling over it; a plug is dropped into the bathtub as it begins to fill up with dyed blue water. Yellow rubber ducks are also later seen in the water. Scenes of the band in an entirely white room playing their instruments, dancing crazily, jumping around in front of a

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and holding up screens of each other are shown. By this point all three members of Supergrass are sitting together in the bathtub naked, flicking each other with water and pulling faces. Later on the bathtub lurches forward and speeds off with the band still inside, holding onto the taps for support. At one stage there is use of a

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. During one of the final choruses, Mick and Danny lift a screen up in front of Gaz and he 'transforms' into a woman (in drag with a white-blonde wig, lipstick, a

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and false breasts). The video ends with the band walking in an odd fashion off into the distance as the picture fades out. Throughout the video there is also the occasional use of

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ing.

uses his red

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guitar during filming.

Single artwork

The cover artwork, designed by

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and photographed by Ed Coombes, is a lavish

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pattern, which is slightly cartoon-like. It was commissioned, as the previous (" Caught by the Fuzz") single's artwork was, by the

. Coombes, who was responsible for the photography, is in fact another member of the Coombes family. The French version features the band playing

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on the cover.

Track listings

CD CDR6402 # "Mansize Rooster" (2:36) # "Sitting Up Straight" (2:19) # "Odd?" (4:10) Members of the band can be heard blowing bubbles into a bucket during the outro of this song. - Navigate to "Mansize Rooster" (1995 release) 7-inch RS6402; limited-edition red 7-inch R6402; cassette TCR6402 # "Mansize Rooster" (2:36) # "Sitting Up Straight" (2:19) French CD # "Mansize Rooster" (2:34)

References

{{Authority control Supergrass songs 1995 singles 1995 songs Parlophone singles