What was the name of the single that Blur won the BRIT award for best single in 1994
"Abbey Road Studios with French singer Françoise Hardy, with verses sung in French. The recording mutated into a duet entitled ""To The End (La Comedie)"". This recording was released as a single in France and included in the ""Brit Pop Box Set"" along with other Parklife-era singles. It was also released as a B-side to the single ""Country House"" and on French editions of the album ""The Great Escape"". The promo video for ""To the End"" was directed by David Mould and shot in Prague in 1994. In keeping with the song's use of French, the video is a pastiche"
"US ""Billboard"" 200, selling only 19,000 copies. Despite the album's poor performance, Albarn was happy with the band's direction and wrote prolifically for Blur's next album. ""Parklife"" was released in 1994 and revived Blur's commercial fortunes, with the album's first single, the disco-influenced ""Girls & Boys"", achieving critical acclaim and chart success. ""Parklife"" entered the British charts at number one and stayed in the album charts for 90 weeks. Enthusiastically greeted by the music press, ""Parklife"" is regarded as one of Britpop's defining records. Blur won four awards at the 1995 Brit Awards, including Best Band and Best Album for"
"largely seen not only as one of the best albums of 1994 and its decade, but of all time. The album was nominated to the 1994 Mercury Prize, but it lost to M People's ""Elegant Slumming"". Blur also won four awards at the 1995 Brit Awards, including Best British Album for ""Parklife"". The album was listed as one of the ""1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die"". In 2003, ""Pitchfork"" placed the album at number 54 on their ""Top 100 Albums of the 1990s"" list. In 2006, ""British Hit Singles & Albums"" and ""NME"" organised a poll of which,"
"reached number 5 on the UK Singles Chart, Blur's first foray into the top 5. Despite the band having big expectations for the single, guitarist Graham Coxon said ""going top five was a bit of a shocker"", and Albarn confessed on having his first panic attack shortly after the single entered the charts. In 1994, ""Girls & Boys"" was named single of the year by NME and Melody Maker. It was also nominated for best song at the MTV Europe Music Awards. Stephen Thomas Erlewine has described the song as ""undeniably catchy"" and ""one of the best (songs) Blur ever"
"Parklife (song) ""Parklife"" is the title track from Blur's 1994 album ""Parklife"". When released as the album's third single, ""Parklife"" reached number 10 on the UK Singles Chart and number 30 in Ireland. The song has spoken verses, narrated by actor Phil Daniels, who also appears in the song's music video. The choruses are sung by lead singer Damon Albarn. The song won British Single of the Year and British Video of the Year at the 1995 Brit Awards and was also performed at the 2012 Brit Awards. The song is one of the defining tracks of Britpop, and features"
"the band's only crossover hit to date crossing over to top 40 radio. It also placed number two on Triple J's Hottest 100 for 1997 in Australia. The song is atypical of Blur's previous style. The song's intro has been called Graham Coxon's ""finest moment"". The song became popular in the UK and overseas upon its release in 1997, and featured on college and modern rock radio stations in the US. It has been licensed worldwide on numerous occasions. Its first appearance came as the title music for the hit FIFA video game """". It has been used in numerous"
"Parklife Parklife is the third studio album by the English rock band Blur, released in April 1994 on Food Records. After disappointing sales for their previous album ""Modern Life Is Rubbish"" (1993), ""Parklife"" returned Blur to prominence in the UK, helped by its four hit singles: ""Girls & Boys"", ""End of a Century"", ""Parklife"" and ""To the End"". Certified four times platinum in the United Kingdom, in the year following its release the album came to define the emerging Britpop scene, along with the album ""Definitely Maybe"" by future rivals Oasis. Britpop in turn would form the backbone of the"
"Girls & Boys (Blur song) ""Girls & Boys"" is a 1994 song by British rock band Blur. It was released as the lead single from the group's third album ""Parklife"". Charting at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart, ""Girls & Boys"" was Blur's first top 5 hit and their most successful single until ""Country House"" reached number 1 the following year. The single surpassed their previous commercial peak ""There's No Other Way"" by three spots on the UK Singles Chart, and saw the group achieve greater worldwide success. In the US, the track reached number 59 on the ""Billboard"""
"after changing their name to Blur, they signed to Food Records. In October 1990, Blur released their first single, ""She's So High"", which reached number 48 in the UK Singles Chart. The band had trouble creating a follow-up single, but made progress when paired with producer Stephen Street. The resulting single, ""There's No Other Way"", became a hit, peaking at number eight. As a result of the single's success, Blur became pop stars and were accepted into a clique of bands who frequented the Syndrome club in London dubbed the ""Scene That Celebrates Itself"". The recording of the group's debut"
"first single to chart at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart, beating Oasis' ""Roll with It"", in a chart battle dubbed ""The Battle of Britpop"". ""The Great Escape"" is the final part of Blur's 'Life' trilogy, after ""Modern Life Is Rubbish"" (1993) and ""Parklife"" (1994). With Blur's 1997 self-titled album, the band would change direction and move away from Britpop in favour of a more lo-fi and alternative rock sound. On 17 June 1995, James and Albarn spoke on BBC Radio 1 about coming up with a title for the album; ""We've got until this Wednesday, our record company"
"popularity. A key performance was at that year's Reading Festival which, according to David Cavanagh, was ""brilliant"". On the tour, Blur performed a number of songs that would end up on the group's follow-up album, ""Parklife"" (1994). ""Parklife"" saw Blur expanding upon the themes and sounds they had first explored on ""Modern Life Is Rubbish""; the ""NME"" described it as "" 'Modern Life Is Rubbish's' older brother – bigger, bolder, narkier and funnier"". ""Parklife"" debuted at number one on the UK charts, and helped Blur emerge as one of Britain's most popular acts. As Jim Shelley wrote in ""The Guardian"","
"Blur articulated the mid-'90s zeitgeist and produced an epoch-defining record."" Upon release, ""Parklife"" debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and stayed on the chart for 90 weeks. It reached number six on the ""Billboard"" Top Heatseekers album chart in the United States. In the UK it sold 27,000 copies in its first week and would see a resurgence in sales the week before Christmas of 1994, with weekly sales of 40,000. ""Parklife"" is Blur’s bestselling studio album in the UK, with just over a million copies sold. ""Parklife"" has received accolades since its official release and is"
"Sunday Sunday ""Sunday Sunday"" is a song by English alternative rock band Blur, featured on their second album, ""Modern Life Is Rubbish"". It was released 4 October 1993 as the final single from that album, and charted at number 26 in the UK Singles Charts. This is the highest charting single from the album (although the lowest-selling single from the album); the record company thought the original album contained no singles, and had the band write the other two singles specifically for single release. The band's original name, 'Seymour', is credited as guest performer on the CD1 single, due to"
"& Girls"" was covered by Australian dance band Vandalism in 2004. Girls & Boys (Blur song) ""Girls & Boys"" is a 1994 song by British rock band Blur. It was released as the lead single from the group's third album ""Parklife"". Charting at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart, ""Girls & Boys"" was Blur's first top 5 hit and their most successful single until ""Country House"" reached number 1 the following year. The single surpassed their previous commercial peak ""There's No Other Way"" by three spots on the UK Singles Chart, and saw the group achieve greater worldwide success."
"the words ""British Image 1"" spraypainted behind them. At the time, such imagery was viewed as nationalistic and racially insensitive by the British music press; to quieten concerns, Blur released the ""British Image 2"" photo, which was ""a camp restaging of a pre-war aristocratic tea party"". ""Modern Life Is Rubbish"" peaked at number 15 on the British charts, but failed to break into the US ""Billboard"" 200, selling only 19,000 copies there. The success of ""Parklife"" (1994) revived Blur's commercial fortunes. The album's first single, the disco-influenced ""Girls & Boys"", found favour on BBC Radio 1 and peaked at number"
"An additional alternative version of ""To the End"" was also added. (At the time, to boost singles' chart placings it was customary for bands to release singles in several formats with exclusive tracks to encourage fans to buy them all.) Parklife (song) ""Parklife"" is the title track from Blur's 1994 album ""Parklife"". When released as the album's third single, ""Parklife"" reached number 10 on the UK Singles Chart and number 30 in Ireland. The song has spoken verses, narrated by actor Phil Daniels, who also appears in the song's music video. The choruses are sung by lead singer Damon Albarn."
"two in its list ""The 50 Best Britpop Albums."" All music by Blur and all lyrics by Albarn, except ""Far Out"" written by James. Parklife Parklife is the third studio album by the English rock band Blur, released in April 1994 on Food Records. After disappointing sales for their previous album ""Modern Life Is Rubbish"" (1993), ""Parklife"" returned Blur to prominence in the UK, helped by its four hit singles: ""Girls & Boys"", ""End of a Century"", ""Parklife"" and ""To the End"". Certified four times platinum in the United Kingdom, in the year following its release the album came to"
"due to increasing antagonisms between the groups, Blur and Oasis ultimately decided to release their new singles on the same day, an event the ""NME"" called ""The British Heavyweight Championship"". The debate over which band would top the British singles chart became a media phenomenon, and Albarn appeared on the ""News at Ten"". At the end of the week, ""Country House"" ultimately outsold Oasis' ""Roll With It"" by 274,000 copies to 216,000, becoming Blur's first number one single. ""The Great Escape"", which Albarn told the public was the last instalment in the band's Life Trilogy, was released in September 1995"
"1995 for ""Parklife"" and ""The Great Escape"" retrospectively. Blur also received nomination for Best Act in the World Today and, along with Ben Hillier, were nominated in the Best Producer category. The album also won in the Best Album category at the South Bank Show Awards in 2004 and was nominated in a similarly titled category at the Danish Music Awards the same year. ""Think Tank"" was nominated for Best British Album at the 2004 Brit Awards. The promo videos for Out of Time and Good Song also won several awards. At the end of the year, ""The Observer"" listed"
"reached number 24 in the UK Singles Chart. Its disappointing performance relative to previous single ""There's No Other Way"" marked the end of Blur's initial period of popularity, which would not be equalled until the release of ""Girls & Boys"" three years later. It has been all but disowned by the band, who claim it was written in less than 15 minutes in response to record company demands for another bankable single. It is almost never played live, and has not been included on either """" or """". ""I don't think we'll ever play that again"", Alex James remarked in"
"Country House ""Country House"" is a song by English alternative rock band Blur. It was released as the lead single from the band's fourth album ""The Great Escape"" on 14 August 1995. ""Country House"" was the first of two Blur singles to reach number one on the UK Singles Chart (the second being 1997's ""Beetlebum""). The song is the band's best-selling single, with over 540,000 copies sold as of May 2014. In an interview for the ""South Bank Show"", Damon Albarn explained that it was inspired by former Blur manager Dave Balfe, who left Blur's label Food Records and bought"
"performance that convinced him to court the group for his label. The only concern held by Ross and Food was that they disliked the band's name. Food drew up a list of alternatives, from which the group decided on ""Blur"". Food Records finally signed the newly christened band in March 1990. From March to July 1990, Blur toured Britain, opening for the Cramps, and testing out new songs. In October 1990, after their tour was over, Blur released the ""She's So High"" single, which reached number 48 in the UK Singles Chart. The band had trouble creating a follow-up single,"
"days after the ""100 Greatest TV Ads"" poll from Channel 4 and ""The Sunday Times"" aired on the former. Furthermore, many other albums with a similar concept followed from other labels, including ""Switched On"" from rival label Telstar, ""Classic Ads"" from Universal, ""Commercial Breaks"" from Beechwood Music and the similarly titled ""Commercial Break"" from Castle Music. The series was immensely popular, and all of the volumes performed well in the album charts. The series started to become subject to popular culture parodies, as spoof band Shirehorses titled their first album from 1997 ""The worst...album in the world...ever...EVER!"". Blur, who appeared"
"End of a Century ""End of a Century"" is a song by alternative rock band Blur. Released in November 1994, it was the last single to be released from their third album ""Parklife"". ""End of a Century"" reached number 19 on the UK Singles Chart, considered a disappointment by Andy Ross of Food Records. Albarn later stated that ""End of a Century"" may not have been the best choice for the album's fourth single, and that ""This Is a Low"" would have been a better alternative. Damon Albarn stated that the song is about ""how couples get into staying in"
"has a reputation for being awarded to outside chances rather than the favourites. The 1994 award winner was ""Elegant Slumming"" by the pop act M People, which some felt was a controversial decision considering the shortlist included popular albums from Britpop figureheads Paul Weller, Blur and Pulp, and electronica band The Prodigy. Other music journalists critical of the awards stated that the 2005 award should not have been given to Antony and the Johnsons for their album ""I Am a Bird Now"" as, although they are British-born and therefore eligible for the Prize, the band were based in the United"
"being regarded as an alternative, left field arty band to this amazing new pop sensation"". Blur began working on their fourth album ""The Great Escape"" at the start of 1995. Building upon the band's previous two albums, Albarn's lyrics for the album consisted of several third-person narratives. James reflected, ""It was all more elaborate, more orchestral, more theatrical, and the lyrics were even more twisted ... It was all dysfunctional, misfit characters fucking up."" The release of the album's lead single ""Country House"" played a part in Blur's public rivalry with Manchester band Oasis termed the ""Battle of Britpop"". Partly"
"with black paint, against the building owner's wishes. Crazy Beat ""Crazy Beat"" is a song by English band Blur. It was released as the second single from their seventh album ""Think Tank"" in 2003. ""Crazy Beat"" has been compared by critics and the band to Blur's 1997 hit ""Song 2"" in its guitar-driven simplicity. Released in the United States as the first single from the album, it became Blur's first single since ""Song 2"" to chart on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, reaching No. 22. Graham Coxon, who had left the group prior to the album's release, plays on the"
"and cassette single CD1 CD2 – ""Blur Recorded Live from Mile End Stadium"" All tracks recorded live at the Mile End Stadium in London on 17 June 1995. Japan CD Country House ""Country House"" is a song by English alternative rock band Blur. It was released as the lead single from the band's fourth album ""The Great Escape"" on 14 August 1995. ""Country House"" was the first of two Blur singles to reach number one on the UK Singles Chart (the second being 1997's ""Beetlebum""). The song is the band's best-selling single, with over 540,000 copies sold as of May"
"Four (Blues Traveler album) Four (stylized as four) is the breakthrough album by American rock band Blues Traveler, released on September 13, 1994. ""Four"" peaked at No. 8 on the ""Billboard"" 200 albums chart and is most known for its hits ""Run-Around"" and ""Hook"", which charted at No. 8 and 23, respectively, on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. Both songs also charted in the top 20 on the Mainstream Rock and Modern Rock charts. According to the RIAA, the album is certified as 6× Platinum (6 million copies sold in the U.S.). ""Run-Around"" won the 1995 Grammy Award for Best Rock"
"press also fixated on what the ""NME"" had dubbed the New Wave of New Wave, a term applied to the more punk-derivative acts such as Elastica, S*M*A*S*H and These Animal Men. While ""Modern Life Is Rubbish"" was a moderate success, it was Blur's third album ""Parklife"" that made them arguably the most popular band in the UK in 1994. ""Parklife"" continued the fiercely British nature of its predecessor, and coupled with the death of Nirvana's Kurt Cobain in April of that year it seemed that British alternative rock was finally turning back the tide of grunge dominance. That same year"
"Blurred (song) ""Blurred"" is a single released by dance music artist Pianoman in 1996. The song is a mix of mid-'90s dance production (such as a prominent synthesizer riff running throughout the song), a sample of the chorus from the Blur song ""Girls & Boys"", and a piano melody from Jimi Polo's ""Better Days"", that comes in whenever the Blur sample does. It was a big hit in Ibiza in 1995 before being officially released the next year. The song reached number 6 on the UK Singles Chart, after Blur approved the sample (Blur initially disliked the use of the"
"Beetlebum ""Beetlebum"" is a 1997 song by English alternative rock band Blur. It was released as the lead single for the band's eponymous fifth album, ""Blur"". The single debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Blur's second track to reach the top of the charts (after ""Country House""). Damon Albarn has said that the song is about heroin and the drug experiences he had with his then-girlfriend, Justine Frischmann of Elastica. In the 2010 Blur documentary, ""No Distance Left to Run"", Albarn confirmed this notion on film. Albarn has stated in an interview with MTV that the"
"music for a production of ""An Inspector Calls"". A record was broken in 1994 for the longest song to become a UK top 10 hit when Bon Jovi released the single ""Dry County"" in March, when it peaked at #9. The song was 9 minutes and 52 seconds long. Notes: The 1994 BRIT Awards winners were: The 1994 Mercury Music Prize was awarded to M People – ""Elegant Slumming"". 1994 in British music This is a summary of 1994 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. The first number 1 single of the year"