Stranger by the Minute

"Stranger by the Minute"
Single by Porcupine Tree
from the album Stupid Dream
ReleasedOctober 1999
GenreProgressive rock, alternative rock
Length4:30 (album version)
3:47 (edit)
11:13 (CD single)
7:49 (7" vinyl)
LabelKScope / Snapper
Songwriter(s)Steven Wilson
Porcupine Tree singles chronology
"Piano Lessons"
(1999) 		"Stranger by the Minute"
(1999) 		"Pure Narcotic"
(1999)
Alternative Cover
Cover of the 7" vinyl

"Stranger by the Minute" is a single by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, released in October 1999, from the Stupid Dream album. It came in two formats: a regular CD and a 7" vinyl (limited to 1.000 copies) which features "Hallogallo", a Neu! cover. It was originally intended to include the complete version of "Even Less" on the single, but this would have meant exceeding the maximum running time allowed for a single in the UK. The CD, besides the video for "Piano Lessons", contains a Macromedia presentation including band photos, lyrics, the band's discography, and more.

Track listing (CD)

  1. "Stranger by the Minute (Edit)" – 3:47
  2. "Even Less (Part 2)" – 7:26
  3. "VIDEO: Piano Lessons" – 3:30

Track listing (7" vinyl)

  1. A/ "Stranger by the Minute (Edit)" 3:45
  2. B/ "Hallogallo" 4:04
  • All titles by Steven Wilson, except "Hallogallo" by Rother/Dinger (Neu!).
  • "Hallogallo" was originally recorded in 1995 and issued on the Insignificance cassette. This version has been remixed and slightly extended.

Personnel

  • Steven Wilson – vocals, guitars, piano, samples, bass on "Stranger by the Minute", all instruments on "Hallogallo"
  • Richard Barbieri – analogue synthesizers, hammond organ, mellotron
  • Colin Edwin – bass on "Even Less (Part 2)"
  • Chris Maitland – drums, percussion, backing vocals on "Stranger by the Minute"
  • Theo Travis – flute on "Even Less (Part 2)"