Holes (Mercury Rev song)
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| "Holes" | ||||
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| Single by Mercury Rev | ||||
| from the album Deserter's Songs | ||||
| Released | July 7, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | Tarbox Studios, NRS Studios, Six Hours Studios | |||
| Genre | Chamber pop | |||
| Length | 4:10 (edit) 5:55 (album version) | |||
| Label | V2 Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jonathan Donahue, Sean "Grasshopper" Mackowiak | |||
| Producer(s) | Dave Fridmann, Jonathan Donahue, Aaron Hurwitz | |||
| Mercury Rev singles chronology | ||||
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"Holes" is the fourth single from
The Essential Mercury Rev: Stillness Breathes 1991-2006). The tour single included a live cover of "Caroline Says Pt. II" (Lou Reed) and featured Robert Creeley
reading his poem "I Dreamt" over a Mercury Rev soundtrack.
PopMatters rated the song 60 in its list of 100 greatest alternative singles of the 1990s.[1] The song has been described as a "crowd-pleaser".[2]
Track listing
Australian tour single:
- "Holes" (Edit) - 4:10
- "Car Wash Hair" (Live) - 7:55
- "I Dreamt" - 1:30
- "Caroline Says Pt. II" (Live) - 3:33
2006 promo single:
- "Seagull" (unreleased outtake from The Secret Migration) - 3:07
- "Holes" - 5:55
References
- ^ "The 100 Greatest Alternative Singles of the '90s - Part 3 (60 - 41)". PopMatters. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ Taylor, Mark (14 July 2017). "Review: Mercury Rev & The Royal Northern Sinfonia at Bristol's 02 Academy". Bristol Post. Retrieved 7 August 2017.