Six (song)

For other songs of the same name, see Six (disambiguation) § Songs.
"Six (Eleven EP)"
Single by Mansun
from the album Six
Released1 February 1999
Recorded1998
GenreProgressive rock, alternative rock, experimental rock
Length8:08
3:59 (Single Version/Baker Mix)
LabelParlophone
Songwriter(s)Paul Draper
Producer(s)Paul Draper, Mark 'Spike' Stent
Arthur Baker (Single Version)
Mansun singles chronology
"Negative"
(1998) 		"Six (Eleven EP)"
(1999) 		"I Can Only Disappoint U"
(2000)

"Six" is a song by the English alternative rock band Mansun. The song was written by band-leader Paul Draper. It was recorded and produced by Paul Draper and Mark 'Spike' Stent with additional production by Mike Hunter during sessions for the group's second studio album.

The song was re-recorded with New York producer Arthur Baker in a simpler arrangement produced and mixed by Baker and released as the fourth and final single in early 1999 from the group's second album, Six. The Baker version charted better than its predecessor in the typically quiet post-Christmas singles market returning the group to the top twenty in the UK peaking at #16.[1] The single version of "Six" has none of the experimental rock sound that is representative of the parent album as a whole. In the US, Baker's single version appears in place of the album version on Epic Records' truncated version of Six.

The music video for "Six" was directed by Grant Gee.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Paul Draper and Dominic Chad; except where indicated.

UK Limited edition clear 7" vinyl
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Six (Single Version)"Paul Draper3:59
2."Live Television" (recorded live at Brixton Academy) 7:19
UK CD one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Six (Single Version)"Paul Draper3:59
2."Church of the Drive Thru Elvis" 3:01
3."But the Trains Run On Time" 3:37
UK CD two (Includes a free poster)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Six"Paul Draper8:08
2."What It's Like to Be Hated" 3:24
3."Being a Girl (Parts One and Two) (Live)" (recorded live at Brixton Academy) 4:52

Personnel

Chart positions

Chart (1999) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[2] 16
Scottish Singles Chart[3] 21

References

  1. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 348. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ^ "UK Chartlog". zobbel.de. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 1999-02-07. Retrieved 2016-09-19.


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