"She Makes My Nose Bleed" is a song by the

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Mansun Mansun were an English alternative rock band, formed in Chester in 1995. The band comprised vocalist/rhythm guitarist Paul Draper, bassist Stove King, lead guitarist/backing vocalist Dominic Chad, and drummer Andie Rathbone. It was announced ...

. The song was written by band-leader Paul Draper. It was recorded and produced by Draper with additional production by

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during sessions for the group's début studio album. The song was one of four demoed by the group in 1995 that helped the group secure a publishing contract with Polygram Music Publishing. The song was released as the fourth single (their fifth on a major-label, also known as ''Five EP'') in early 1997 from the group's debut album, ''

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''. The single was a big commercial success for the group breaking them into the UK Top Ten for the first time with a peak of #9. The music video for "She Makes My Nose Bleed" was directed by

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Meaning

The song's title was interpreted by the media as a reference to

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, Mark Sutherland for example reviewing the song for the

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described the lyrics as 'Coke-crazy'. Draper refuted the interpretation in the liner-notes to '' Legacy: The Best of Mansun''. Draper described the writing process and the song's meaning: 'This one started as She Makes Me Bleed but that sounded too earnest. So I added the 'nose' bit assuming everybody would think I was really witty. Instead everybody just thought I was a big druggy!'

Track listing

Personnel

;Mansun *

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, synthesizer *

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– bass * Andie Rathbone – drums * Paul Draper –

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;Production * Paul Draper – producer *Mike Hunter – engineer (all tracks except "She Makes My Nose Bleed (Acoustic)"), additional overdubs ("The Most to Gain") *Ronnie Stone – engineer ("She Makes My Nose Bleed", "Flourella", "The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail") *

– additional production ("She Makes My Nose Bleed"), mixing ("She Makes My Nose Bleed", "The Most to Gain", "The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail"), additional overdubs ("The Most to Gain") *

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– recording ("The Most to Gain"), engineer ("Flourella") *

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- mixing ("Flourella") *Nick Griffiths - recording, engineer ("She Makes My Nose Bleed (Acoustic)") *Barnaby and Scott - photography *Neil Mersh - band photography (CD two) *

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- band photography (7") * Stylorouge London - artwork

Chart positions

References

{{Authority control 1997 singles Mansun songs Songs written by Paul Draper (musician) 1997 songs Song recordings produced by Spike Stent Parlophone singles