Sunday Sunday
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"Sunday Sunday" | ||||
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Single by Blur | ||||
from the album Modern Life Is Rubbish | ||||
B-side |
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Released | 4 October 1993[1] | |||
Length | 2:38 | |||
Label | Food | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) |
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Blur singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Sunday Sunday" on YouTube |
"Sunday Sunday" is a song by English
The song is about traditional British Sunday activities, like a Sunday roast, seeing family and a walk in the park. The song "Daisy Bell" is a B-side on CD 2. Singer Damon Albarn once mentioned that he would like to make music his grandparents would approve of. Graham Coxon has admitted that the cover versions of "Daisy Bell" and "Let's All Go Down the Strand" marked one of the worst moments in Blur's career. CD 2 is subtitled The Sunday Sunday Popular Community Song CD.
Critical reception
Alan Jones from Music Week gave "Sunday Sunday" four out of five, describing it as "a retro-styled track, more direct and spivish than the usual Blur fare. Almost apeing "Lazy Sunday" in style but undeniably commercial, it's likely to prosper, especially as there are eight more tracks spread across the four formats."[2]
B-sides
The B-sides on "Sunday Sunday" (Blur featuring Seymour) are previously unreleased tracks by Blur in their early days as Seymour, recorded in 1989. Originally, "Dizzy", "Fried" and "Shimmer" were only available on the CD, with "Tell Me, Tell Me" only available on the 7" and "Long Legged" and "Mixed Up" on the 12". In 1999 these were all compiled onto one disc in the 10 Yr Boxset. The only Seymour song released that wasn't a Blur featuring Seymour "Sunday Sunday" B-side was "Sing (to Me)", an early version of "
The CD2 single is subtitled as The Sunday Sunday Popular Community Song CD. The songs on the CD are music hall songs "Daisy Bell" and "Let's All Go Down the Strand". A fourth song was recorded, "For Old Times' Sake", but did not make it onto the EP. It is unknown why, but it was possibly deleted (the recording altogether). "Daisy Bell" and "Let's All Go Down the Strand" made it onto the 10 Yr Boxset in 1999 and the Blur 21 box set in 2012.
Track listings
All music was composed by Albarn, Coxon, James and Rowntree except where indicated.
- 7-inch vinyl
- "Sunday Sunday" (Albarn, Coxon, James, Rowntree; Lyrics by Albarn) – 2:37
- "Tell Me, Tell Me" (featuring Seymour) – 3:37
- 12-inch vinyl
- "Sunday Sunday" (Albarn, Coxon, James, Rowntree; Lyrics by Albarn) – 2:37
- "Long Legged" (featuring Seymour) – 2:23
- "Mixed Up" (featuring Seymour) – 3:01
- CD1 (Blur featuring Seymour)
- "Sunday Sunday" (Albarn, Coxon, James, Rowntree; Lyrics by Albarn) – 2:37
- "Dizzy" (featuring Seymour) – 3:24
- "Fried" (featuring Seymour) – 2:34
- "Shimmer" (featuring Seymour) – 4:40
- CD2 (The Popular Community Song CD)
- "Sunday Sunday" (Albarn, Coxon, James, Rowntree; Lyrics by Albarn) – 2:37
- "Daisy Bell" (Harry Dacre) – 2:48
- "Let's All Go Down the Strand" (Murphy, Castling) – 3:42
Personnel
- "Sunday Sunday" was produced by Steve Lovell
- "Daisy Bell" and "Let's All Go Down the Strand" were produced by Blur
- "Dizzy", "Fried", "Shimmer", "Long Legged" and "Mixed Up" were produced by Graeme Holdaway and Blur
- "Tell Me, Tell Me" was produced by Graeme Holdaway
Band
- Damon Albarn (singer, lyric writer, keyboards, organ)
- Graham Coxon (guitar)
- Alex James (bass)
- Dave Rowntree (drums)
- The Kick Horns (brass, "Sunday Sunday" only)
Charts
Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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Europe ( Eurochart Hot 100)[3]
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83 |
26 | |
UK Airplay (Music Week)[5] | 21 |
References
- ^ "Single Releases". Music Week. 2 October 1993. p. 25. Misprinted as 27 September.
- ^ Jones, Alan (9 October 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 18. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 43. 23 October 1993. p. 23. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Blur | Artist". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ "The Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. 16 October 1993. p. 34. Retrieved 2 May 2024.