Author: Blur
Title: Bang
Category: Rock, Pop
Style: Indie Rock
Year: 1991
Notes: The third single from Blur's debut album, Leisure, it was considered a logical follow-up to the success of "There's No Other Way" in that it was similarly "baggy" and danceable. Stephen Street produced this single as well as "There's No Other Way", so it was surprising to Food Records when "Bang" did not do as well in the UK Singles Chart as its immediate predecessor, despite the fact that it followed the same pop formula. Blur soon grew to dislike the song for its contrived, formulaic nature and what Damon Albarn considered his most banal lyrics. This single is purposefully left off Blur's "Best Of" compilation and all but the most complete collections of singles (the "Anniversary Box Set").

Blur's U.S. record company, SBK Records, had the track remixed months later without authorization of the group and Date of released the resulting remixes in two promotional Types for Blur's disastrous 1992 U.S. tour: the "Mindwarp Mutations" remix 12" and the "Blur-ti-go" remix/live CD EP. Blur intensely disliked the remixes and the fact that these releases would be extant at many radio stations they would stop at for promotional events irritated the band greatly—adding to the already chaotic, depressing tour. Rating: 4.6
Format: WMA RA MP3 MP4 WAV DMF MPC FLAC MP3
MP3 album RAR size: 1549 mb | FLAC album RAR size: 1726 mb

Tracklist

Bang (Extended Version)	4:23
Explain	2:42
Luminous	3:12
Uncle Love	2:28

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
12 FOOD 31, 2044126	Blur	Bang ‎(12", Single)	Food, Parlophone	12 FOOD 31, 2044126	UK	1991
12 FOODDJ 31	Blur	Bang ‎(12", Single, Promo)	Food, Parlophone	12 FOODDJ 31	UK	1991
FOOD 31, 2044127	Blur	Bang ‎(7", Single)	Food, EMI	FOOD 31, 2044127	UK	1991
FOOD 31, 20 4412 7	Blur	Bang ‎(7", Single)	Food, Parlophone	FOOD 31, 20 4412 7	Germany	1991
FOOD 31, 2044127	Blur	Bang ‎(7", Single, Pap)	Food, Parlophone	FOOD 31, 2044127	UK	1991
CDFOOD 31, 2044122	Blur	Bang ‎(CD, Single)	Food, Parlophone	CDFOOD 31, 2044122	Europe	1991
CDFOOD 31, 2044122	Blur	Bang ‎(CD, Single)	Food, Parlophone	CDFOOD 31, 2044122	UK	1991
TCFOOD 31, FOOD 31, 2044124	Blur	Bang ‎(Cass, Single)	Food, Food, Parlophone	TCFOOD 31, FOOD 31, 2044124	UK	1991
SPRO-05456	Blur	Bang (Mind Warp Mutations) ‎(12", Promo)	SBK Records, Food	SPRO-05456	US	1992

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