"Vivid" is a song by

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, the eighth single released by the group. It was released in April 1999 by

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and by

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. "Vivid" reached #17 on the

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Recording

The song was recorded by full-time members Sumner and Marr with

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bassist

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drummer

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. An early version of the song was written by Marr, before Sumner altered some of the words and the melody. The finished album version is in fact the demo, although subsequent production by Arthur Baker and his programming collaborator Merv de Peyer included a sampled loop which runs throughout the track in tandem with the kit drums.''Sound On Sound'', June 1999
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Formats

Like their last two singles (" For You" and " Second Nature"), "Vivid" was issued on two

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s, and also on

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in the UK. The principal

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was "Radiation", a seven-minute

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co-credited to Arthur Baker.

B-sides

In addition to a single mix of the A-side itself, four other

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es appeared as B-sides: versions of "

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" by

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, DJ Harvey and Inch (Keir Stewart and Simon Spencer), and a mix of "Haze" by Merv de Peyer. Like "Vivid", both tracks were from the album ''

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''. The single mix of "Vivid" done by Merv de Peyer (who also mixed the album version), was shorter than the album version, and was included on ''

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'' in 2006.

Track listing

UK 12"

# "Vivid (Radio Edit)" - 3:50 # "Prodigal Son (Two Lone Swordsmen Mix)" - 5:33 # "Prodigal Son (Harvey's a Star In Your Own Mind Mix)" - 10:22

UK CD1

# "Vivid (Radio Edit)" - 3:50 # "Haze (Alternative Mix)" - 5:22 # "Prodigal Son (Harvey's a Star In Your Own Mind Mix)" - 10:22

UK CD2

# "Vivid (Album Version)" - 5:34 # "Radiation" - 7:30 # "Prodigal Son (Inch Remix)" - 5:05

UK promo CD (released 23 February 1999)

# "Vivid (Radio Edit)" - 3:52

EU CD1

# "Vivid (Radio Edit)" - 3:50 # "Haze (Alternate Take)" - 5:22 # "Prodigal Son (Harvey's a Star In Your Own Mind Mix)" - 10:22

EU CD2

# "Vivid (Radio Edit)" - 3:50 # "Haze (Alternate Take)" - 5:22

References

External links

feel every beat (unofficial website)

{{Authority control Electronic (band) songs 1999 singles Songs written by Johnny Marr Songs written by Bernard Sumner 1999 songs Virgin Records singles Parlophone singles Song recordings produced by Arthur Baker (musician)