"No Confidence Man" is a song by American singer-songwriter
Elliott Smith
Steven Paul Smith (August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003), known professionally as Elliott Smith, was an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Smith was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and lived much of hi ...
. It was originally released in 1994 by record label Slo-Mo as the
B-side
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to a split 7-inch vinyl single with
Pete Krebs
Pete Krebs is an American musician from Portland, Oregon, best known as a member of the punk-pop band Hazel, and for '' No Confidence Man'', a split record with Elliott Smith.
Career
Krebs was a member of punk bands Hair Bed Peace, Thrillhammer an ...
, with Krebs' track "Shytown" making the A-side, making it his first solo single.
Recording
"No Confidence Man" was recorded in one day, on August 14, 1994.
Engineering
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was handled by Smith.
Content
The lyrics refer to a character named "Charlie", who has been referenced in at least one other of Smith's songs, and is a possible reference to Smith's stepfather Charlie Welch.
Release
The single was originally released in 1994 by record label Slo-Mo.
It was re-issued in digital format in 2014 by UseMusic.org,
with proceeds going to Outside/In, a not-for-profit
Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, Oregon organisation that works with homeless youth. The tracks were remixed by producer and Elliott Smith archivist Larry Crane: "I remixed these recently from excellent transfers of the original 1/4-inch, 8-track master tapes, so the audio is quite a bit better than old transfers pulled off vinyl".
Track listing
; Side A
# Pete Krebs – "Shytown"
; Side B
# Elliott Smith – "No Confidence Man"
References
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Elliott Smith songs
1994 songs
Songs written by Elliott Smith