"Petrol" is a song by Northern Irish rock band

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, released as the second single from their 1994 mini-album, '' Trailer'', and as their first single on

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. It was released on 15 August 1994 on CD and

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format. Only 500 copies of the 7-inch format were released and came with a numbered picture sleeve. The song reached number 96 on the

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in 1994, becoming their first single to reach the UK top 100. "Petrol" was first recorded on the "Garage Girl" demo tape and later appeared on Ash's debut live album, ''

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'', and again on Ash's first greatest hits collection, "

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". The song is said to be about being "lynched" by a gang.

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"The Little Pond" first appeared on the "Garage Girl" demo-tape.

Tim Wheeler Timothy James Arthur Wheeler (born 4 January 1977) is a Northern Irish singer, songwriter, and musician for the alternative rock band Ash. He has written nearly all of Ash's notable works, such as " Oh Yeah", "Shining Light", " Girl from Mars" ...

has expressed his dissatisfaction with this recording, and has even mentioned re-recording it as an acoustic B-side on a future album. The second B-side, "A Message from Oscar Wilde and Patrick the Brewer", is a spoken-word track, lasting just 30 seconds and consisting of an excerpt of a tape Wheeler was sent of two of his Dutch friends, Oscar and Patrick, talking to each other. This track also appears on the " Cosmic Debris" B-sides collection and on

's debut album, " Trailer". The third B-side, "Things", first appeared on the "Shed" demo tape. Ash bassist Mark Hamilton claims that "Things" is his least favourite Ash song of all time.

Track listings

CD # "Petrol" (Hamilton, Wheeler) # "The Little Pond" (Wheeler) # "A Message from Oscar Wilde and Patrick the Brewer" (Hamilton, Wheeler) # "Things" (Wheeler) 7-inch # "Petrol" (Hamilton, Wheeler) # "The Little Pond" (Wheeler) # "A Message from Oscar Wilde and Patrick the Brewer" (Hamilton, Wheeler)

References

1994 singles 1994 songs Ash (band) songs Songs written by Mark Hamilton (bassist) Songs written by Tim Wheeler {{1990s-single-stub