Special Brew (song)
| "Special Brew" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Bad Manners | ||||
| from the album Ska 'n' B | ||||
| B-side | "Ivor The Engine" | |||
| Released | 12 September 1980 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:20 3:37 (album version) | |||
| Label | Magnet | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bad Manners (Buster Bloodvessel, Louis Cook, David Farren, Paul Hyman, Chris Kane, Andrew Marson, Alan Sayag, Martin Stewart)[1] | |||
| Producer(s) | Roger Lomas | |||
| Bad Manners singles chronology | ||||
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"Special Brew" is a song by British
Special Brew and is about someone who loves it like a significant other.[3]
After the success of "
Ne-Ne Na-Na Na-Na Nu-Nu", the band realised they needed to write more songs and so went to the local off-licence for inspiration. One of the ideas sounded "a bit soppy... a bit of a long song" to Buster Bloodvessel, which was not their style, so he picked up his beer and sang "I love you, yes i do 'cause i know that you're my special brew" and the song was then written in a matter of minutes.[4][5]
The B-side song "Ivor The Engine" is named after the eponymous television series and was included on their second album Loonee Tunes!, titled "The Undersea Adventures of Ivor the Engine".
A limited-edition picture disc was also issued, with a picture of Bloodvessel licking his lips at a pint of Special Brew.[6]
Track listing
7"
- "Special Brew" – 3:20
- "Ivor The Engine" – 2:25
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Ireland (IRMA)[7] | 4 |
| 3 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1980) | Position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8] | 42 |
References
- ^ "Special Brew - Bad Manners | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ Mckinstry, Leo (23 March 2012). "In defence of Special Brew". www.spectator.co.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ Bad Manners TV & Film Archive Part 4. 25 November 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ Bad Manners TV & Film Archive Part 5. 25 November 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Bad Manners - Special Brew". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Special Brew". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ "Top 100 1980 - UK Music Charts". Uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 2020-06-25.