"You Trip Me Up" is a song by the Scottish
alternative rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream or commerci ...
band
The Jesus and Mary Chain
The Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride in 1983. The band revolves around the songwriting partnership of brothers Jim and William Reid. After signing to independent label Creation Records, they re ...
from their 1985 debut album ''
Psychocandy
''Psychocandy'' is the debut studio album by Scottish rock band the Jesus and Mary Chain. It was released in November 1985 on Blanco y Negro Records. The album is considered a landmark recording: its combination of guitar feedback and noise wit ...
''. The track was released as the second single from the record through
Blanco y Negro Records
Blanco y Negro Records ( Spanish: "White and Black"), a subsidiary of WEA Records Ltd., was established in 1983 by Geoff Travis of Rough Trade Records and Mike Alway of él Records. Michel Duval of Les Disques du Crépuscule was also involv ...
in May 1985. The song was written by band members
William Reid and
Jim Reid
James McLeish Reid (born 29 December 1961) is a Scottish singer/songwriter and the lead singer for the alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain, which he formed with his elder brother and guitarist William Reid in 1983.
Career The Jes ...
.
It was one of the first four songs by the band that were recorded for a
Peel Session.
A music video for the song was recorded in
Algarve
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The region has it ...
, Portugal.
Critical reception
The song was ranked number 6 among the "Tracks of the Year" for 1985 by ''
NME
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''.
Chart performance
The single reached number 55 on the
UK Singles Chart
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.
[You Trip Me Up]
. Chart Stats. Retrieved on 9 December 2008.
Track listing
All tracks written by
Jim Reid
James McLeish Reid (born 29 December 1961) is a Scottish singer/songwriter and the lead singer for the alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain, which he formed with his elder brother and guitarist William Reid in 1983.
Career The Jes ...
and
William Reid.
7" (NEG 13)
#"You Trip Me Up" – 2:22
#"Just Out of Reach" – 3:04
12" (NEG 13T)
#"You Trip Me Up" – 2:22
#"Just Out of Reach" – 3:04
#"Boyfriend's Dead" – 1:36
Personnel
The Jesus and Mary Chain
*
Jim Reid
James McLeish Reid (born 29 December 1961) is a Scottish singer/songwriter and the lead singer for the alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain, which he formed with his elder brother and guitarist William Reid in 1983.
Career The Jes ...
–
vocals
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,
producer
*
William Reid –
guitar
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, producer
*
Douglas Hart
Douglas Alexander Hart (born 2 May 1965) is a British musician and music video director.
Career
Hart was the first bassist and founding member of the Scottish band The Jesus and Mary Chain, and played with the group from 1984 to 1991. He is n ...
–
bass, producer
*
Bobby Gillespie –
drums, producer
Additional personnel
*
John Loder –
engineer
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References
External links
Lyrics at MTV.com
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The Jesus and Mary Chain songs
1985 singles
Songs written by Jim Reid
Songs written by William Reid (musician)
1985 songs
Blanco y Negro Records singles