Annie Get Your Gun (song)
| "Annie Get Your Gun" | ||||
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| Single by Squeeze | ||||
| from the album Singles – 45's and Under | ||||
| Released | 8 October 1982 (UK) | |||
| Format | 7" vinyl | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Length | 3:22 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Writer(s) | Chris Difford, Glenn Tilbrook | |||
| Producer(s) | Alan Tarney | |||
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"Annie Get Your Gun" was a single released by Squeeze in 1982. It was not featured on any studio album, but has been included on a number of compilations, including Singles – 45's and Under. "Annie Get Your Gun" (which borrows its name from a popular musical) was the last single released by the band before they broke up, though they reunited in 1985.
Background
After the failure of the band's previous album, Sweets from a Stranger, Squeeze's record company, A&M, asked them to make a new single.[1] Glenn Tilbrook already had put together two songs, "Action Speaks Faster" and "Annie Get Your Gun."[1] He then asked the rest of the band to pick the one to be recorded, resulting in "Annie Get Your Gun" being unanimously chosen.[1] The band was then sent to producer Alan Tarney, who Tilbrook played the song for.[1] When the band was brought back by Tarney, they found that Tarney had already completed the backing track to the song, only needing Tilbrook and Chris Difford's vocals.[1] Glenn Tilbrook said on the matter, "It was like we were in The Monkees. Alan did a very good job, but it was devastating for us because we could all play so well, although I didn't mind as much as the others because I was singing the lead vocal."[1] Drummer Gilson Lavis, however, was insistent that he record a drum track.[1]
The song reached number 43 in the UK Singles Chart,[2] but the song later gained fame as part of Squeeze's live set.[1]
Squeeze performed "Annie Get Your Gun" on Saturday Night Live on 20 November 1982.[3]
Track listing
- "Annie Get Your Gun" (3:22)
- "Spanish Guitar" (2:38)
| "Annie Get Your Gun (live)" | ||||
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| Single by Squeeze | ||||
| from the album A Round and a Bout | ||||
| Released | April 1990 (US) | |||
| Format | 5" CD | |||
| Recorded | ? | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:24 | |||
| Label | I.R.S. Records & Deptford Fun City Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Chris Difford, Glenn Tilbrook | |||
| Producer(s) | Steve Forward & Glenn Tilbrook | |||
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Live recording
"Annie Get Your Gun (live)" was released as a single in the US from Squeeze's live album, A Round and a Bout. The original song had been released as a single in 1982. The CD included the band's entire debut EP, Packet of Three, as bonus tracks.
Track listing
- "Annie Get Your Gun (live)" (3:24)
- "Is It Too Late (live)" (3:22)
- "Back Track" (2:21)
- "Night Ride" (3:03)
- "Cat On The Wall" (3:13)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Tillbrook, Glenn; Difford, Chris; Drury, Jim. Squeeze: Song by Song. Sanctuary. pp. 87–89.
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 522/3. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ "Saturday NET", Prismnet.com, 2015-04-01, retrieved 2015-04-01