"All You Good Good People" is the debut single by English rock band
Embrace
Embrace may refer to:
* A hug, a form of physical intimacy
* Acceptance
Music Bands
* Embrace (American band), a post-hardcore band from Washington, D.C.
* Embrace (English band), a post-Britpop band from West Yorkshire
* Embrace (duo), a Dan ...
, on the
Fierce Panda
Fierce Panda Records is a London-based independent record label, with its first release in February 1994. It also produced a small number of releases that year by now famous artists such as Ash (band), Ash, The Bluetones, Baby Bird and Superg ...
label. Only 1,300 copies were made in 1997, but the airplay received by key radio shows was enough to gain significant recognition. An
extended play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record. containing the song was released on 27 October 1997, peaking at number eight on the
UK Singles Chart
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that November. The 1,300 originals, mixed by renowned dub and electronica artist
Ott, are now collectors' items.
Track listing
EP release
The ''All You Good Good People EP'' was released on 27 October 1997 by
Hut Records
VC Recordings trading as Hut Records was a British record label brand which was started in 1990 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Virgin Records. Despite being wholly owned by a major label, it was classed as an independent label for the purposes ...
as the first single from the band's debut album, "
The Good Will Out
''The Good Will Out'' is the debut studio album by British rock band Embrace, released on 8 June 1998, by Hut, Mobetta and Virgin Records. The band formed in 1993; by 1996, they consisted of vocalist Danny McNamara, his brother, guitarist ...
" (1998). It became their biggest single to date at the time, and their first to reach the top 10, peaking at number eight.
The video for the US single featured Danny McNamara portraying a death row inmate during the last day before execution. The promo features a shaven-headed McNamara being executed in a replica of Tennessee's electric chair. The songs "The Way I Do", "Free Ride" and "
One Big Family (Perfecto Mix)" are featured on the B-sides compilation
Dry Kids: B-Sides 1997-2005.
Track listings
Charts
References
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1997 debut singles
1997 EPs
1997 songs
Embrace (English band) songs
Fierce Panda Records singles
Hut Records EPs
Songs written by Danny McNamara
Songs written by Richard McNamara
Virgin Records EPs