On Your Own (Blur song)

"On Your Own" is a song by Blur. It was released as a single in June 1997 from the band's fifth studio album, Blur. It charted at number five on the UK Singles Chart. Although it wasn't released exclusively under the name, Damon Albarn, frontman of both musical projects, has since referred the song as 'one of the first ever Gorillaz tunes'.[1]

"On Your Own"
Single by Blur
from the album Blur
B-side
  • "Popscene" (live at Peel Acres), "Song 2" (live at Peel Acres) (7")
  • "Popscene" (live at Peel Acres), "Song 2" (live at Peel Acres), "On Your Own" (live at Peel Acres) (CD1)
  • "Chinese Bombs" (live at Peel Acres), "Movin' On" (live at Peel Acres), "M.O.R." (live at Peel Acres) (CD2)
Released16 June 1997
Genre
Length4:26
LabelFood
Songwriter(s)Albarn, Coxon, James and Rowntree.
Producer(s)Stephen Street
Blur singles chronology
"Song 2"
(1997)		 "On Your Own"
(1997)		 "M.O.R."
(1997)
Audio sample
"On Your Own"
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Music video
"On Your Own" on YouTube

Music video

The music video for "On Your Own" was directed by Sophie Muller and recorded in Barcelona, in what at the time was an industrial site, by the Besos Water Tower.

B-Sides

The B-sides were all recorded at John Peel's home studio; Peel Acres. They were previously broadcast on BBC Radio 1 on 8 May 1997. An extensive interview was also broadcast, but is currently commercially unavailable. Stickered copies of CD1 and the white vinyl 7" featured the text 'includes POPSCENE'. This is because "Popscene" did not appear on the UK version of Modern Life is Rubbish and was, therefore, rare and sought after by fans until its inclusion on Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur. The version that appears here merges into "Song 2". All of Blur's Peel Sessions were later released on the second disc of the Japan only compilation Bustin' + Dronin', an album that features three versions of "On Your Own".

Track listing

All music composed by Albarn, Coxon, James and Rowntree. All lyrics composed by Albarn.

Clear 7"

  1. "On Your Own" – 4:27
  2. "Popscene" (Live at Peel Acres)
  3. "Song 2" (live at Peel Acres)

CD1

  1. "On Your Own" – 4:27
  2. "Popscene (Live at Peel Acres)" – 3:04
  3. "Song 2 (Live at Peel Acres)" – 1:50
  4. "On Your Own" (Live at Peel Acres) – 4:46

CD2

  1. "On Your Own" – 4:27
  2. "Chinese Bombs (Live at Peel Acres)" – 1:14
  3. "Movin' On (Live at Peel Acres)" – 3:20
  4. "M.O.R. (Live at Peel Acres)" – 2:59

Australia CD ("On Your Own"/"Popscene")

  1. "On Your Own" – 4:27
  2. "Popscene" – 3:14
  3. "Death of a Party" (Well Blurred remix) – 6:47 (Remixed by Adrian Sherwood)
  4. "Death of a Party" (Billy Whisker's mix) – 4:46 (Remixed by William Orbit)

Remixes
  • "On Your Own" (Crouch End Broadway mix) – 4:11 (Remixed by William Orbit)
  • "On Your Own" (Walter Wall mix) – 15:00 (Remixed by William Orbit)

Personnel

Charts

The song is used in the film The Beach (2000) and appears on the soundtrack to the film.

References
  1. McDougall, Lindsay. "Gorillaz's Damon Albarn interview (part 2)". abc.net. ABC. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  2. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  3. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14 no. 27. 5 July 1997. p. 13. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  4. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (3.7. '97 – 9.7. '97)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 4 July 1997. p. 22. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  5. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – On Your Own". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  6. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  7. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  8. "Najlepsze single na UK Top 40-1997" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
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