| "This Is Music" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by The Verve | ||||
| from the album A Northern Soul | ||||
| B-side | "Let the Damage Begin", "You and Me" | |||
| Released | 1 May 1995[1] | |||
| Studio | Loco (Wales) | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock[2] | |||
| Length | 3:35 | |||
| Label | Hut | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Richard Ashcroft, Simon Jones, Peter Salisbury, Nick McCabe | |||
| Producer(s) | Owen Morris, the Verve | |||
| The Verve singles chronology | ||||
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"This Is Music" is a song by the English alternative rock band The Verve. It was released as the first single from their second album, A Northern Soul. The song charted at number 35 in the United Kingdom. "This Is Music" featured as the band's opening song for the majority of their 2008 reunion tour. The cover was shot in Leeds, England, by Michael Spencer Jones.
Reception
AllMusic writer Jason Aneky considered the song to be a highlight on the album.[3]
Music video
The video depicts the band playing inside of a black room. Ashcroft as well as a young woman are shown standing in front of a building identified as Balfron Tower and walking inside it. The video ends with Ashcroft falling from the aforementioned building.
Track listings
- CD and 12-inch (HUTCD 54; HUTT 54)
- "This Is Music" – 3:35
- "Let the Damage Begin" – 4:23
- "You and Me" – 3:53
- 7-inch (HUT 54)
- "This Is Music" – 3:35
- "Let the Damage Begin" – 4:23
References
- ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 29 April 1995. p. 39.
- ↑ "This is Music – The Verve – Track Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ↑ "A Northern Soul – The Verve | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
External links
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