"Strange Glue" is a song by Welsh rock group
Catatonia. Written by guitarist Owen Powell, it was the band's fourth single to be released from ''
International Velvet'' and charted at 11 on the
UK Singles Chart. As a solo artist, lead singer
Cerys Matthews later sang "Strange Glue" merged with the song "Galway Shawl" in concert.
B-side
The single's
B-side
The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph records and cassettes; these terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side usually features a recording that its artist, producer, or record compan ...
, "That's All Folks", was originally intended for the ''
International Velvet'' album and had appeared on promo copies around the time of "
I Am the Mob", but it was later replaced by "My Selfish Gene" as the album's closer. The song is a scathing attack on
Catatonia's American label,
Warner
Warner can refer to:
People
* Warner (writer)
* Warner (given name)
* Warner (surname)
Fictional characters
* Yakko, Wakko, and Dot Warner, stars of the animated television series ''Animaniacs''
* Aaron Warner, a character in ''Shatter Me s ...
, written in 1997 when the band feared that they were to be dropped by the label or were to split up.
Track listings
UK CD single
# "Strange Glue"
# "
Road Rage" (live from the
Shepherd's Bush Empire)
# "That's All Folks"
UK cassette and limited-edition 7-inch red vinyl single
# "Strange Glue"
# "That's All Folks"
Credits and personnel
Credits are lifted from the UK CD single inlay.
Studio
* Recorded at
Monnow Valley Studios (
Rockfield, Wales)
Personnel
*
Owen Powell – writing
* Catatonia – writing, production
* Tommy D – production, mixing
* Roland Herrington – mixing
* Joe Gibb – engineering
* Jason Harris – assistant engineering
* Stylorouge – design and art direction
* FTP – digital imaging
*
Perou – photography
* Nigel Schermuly – TV photography
Charts
References
1998 singles
1998 songs
Blanco y Negro Records singles
Catatonia (band) songs
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