"Over Rising" is the fourth single by the English alternative rock band
the Charlatans, released on 25 February 1991. It followed "
The Only One I Know
"The Only One I Know" is the second single by English rock band the Charlatans. It was their first top-10 hit, reaching 9 on the UK Singles Chart. In the UK it was the highest-charting single from the ''Some Friendly'' album. Its best showing ...
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UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
top 20, reaching number 15, and peaked at number seven in Ireland, where it remains the group's only top-10 hit.
Although "Over Rising" was never included on any of the band's studio albums, it did appear on their first greatest hits compilation, 1998's ''
Melting Pot
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''. It was one of two non-album singles (excluding the re-release of their debut single "Indian Rope") released by the group in 1991. "Over Rising" was the last Charlatans single to feature the group's original guitarist John Baker, who was replaced by
Mark Collins in mid-1991.
Track listings
All tracks were written by Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, and R. Collins except as indicated.
7-inch vinyl
# "Over Rising" – 3:41
# "Way Up There" – 4:38
12-inch vinyl
# "Over Rising" – 3:41
# "Way Up There" – 4:38
# "Opportunity Three" (Blunt, Brookes, Burgess) – 7:27
# "Happen to Die" – 3:04
CD
# "Over Rising" – 3:41
# "Way Up There" – 4:38
# "Happen to Die" – 3:04
# "Opportunity Three" (Blunt, Brookes, Burgess) – 7:27
Charts
References
1991 singles
1990 songs
The Charlatans (English band) songs
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