Bellyache (Echobelly song)

"Bellyache"
Single by Echobelly
from the album Everyone's Got One
ReleasedNovember 1993
RecordedStone Room Studios
GenreBritpop, indie rock
Length4:29 (album version)
LabelPandemonium Records
Songwriter(s)Sonya Madan, Glenn Johansson
Producer(s)Dick Meany and Echobelly
Echobelly singles chronology
"Bellyache"
(1993) 		"Insomniac"
(1994)

"Bellyache" is the first single released by the Britpop band Echobelly in 1993. The songs "Bellyache" and "Give Her A Gun" were re-recorded for their debut album, Everyone's Got One.[1] The other two b-sides, "Sleeping Hitler" and "I Don't Belong Here" were re-recorded and released as b-sides to "Kali Yuga",[2] from the album People Are Expensive.[3] The EP was also released on 12" vinyl.[4]

The song was included on both of the greatest hits albums that Echobelly have released; I Can't Imagine The World Without Me and The Best Of Echobelly.[5][6] The b-sides were also re-released on the expanded version of Everyone's Got One.

No video was made for the song. The song is about a friend who went through abortion.[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sonya Madan and Glen Johansson

No.TitleLength
1."Bellyache"4:56
2."Sleeping Hitler"4:38
3."Give Her A Gun"4:16
4."I Don't Belong Here"5:00
Total length:18:50

Credits

  • Bass – Alexander Keyser
  • Drums – Andy Henderson
  • Guitar – Glenn Johansson
  • Voice – Sonya Madan
  • Engineer – Dick Meaney
  • Cover Photography – Ray Burmiston
  • Producer – Dick Meaney and Echobelly

References

  1. ^ "Echobelly - Everyone's Got One at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
  2. ^ "Echobelly - Kali Yuga (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2001-10-08. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
  3. ^ "Echobelly - People Are Expensive (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
  4. ^ "Echobelly - Bellyache (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
  5. ^ "The Best of Echobelly - Echobelly | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. 2008-03-24. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
  6. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine (2001-09-11). "Best of Echobelly: I Can't Imagine World Without Me - Echobelly | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
  7. ^ "Daring To Be Different - Chicago Tribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. 1994-11-27. Retrieved 2013-09-20.


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