Parklive

ParkLive

Live album by Blur

Released

13 August 2012 (iTunes Store)
20 August 2012 (CD)
3 December 2012 (DVD) (Special Edition)

Recorded

Hyde Park, London, 12 August 2012

Genre

Britpop, alternative rock

Length

125:13

Label

EMI, Parlophone

Blur chronology

Blur 21
(2012)

Parklive
(2012)

The Magic Whip
(2015)

Damon Albarn chronology

Blur 21
(2012)

Parklive
(2012)

Maison Des Jeunes
(2013)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Pitchfork Media	(8.5/10)^[2]

Not to be confused with Park Live.

ParkLive is the third live album by British rock band Blur, released on 13 August 2012.^[3] The live album recorded the band's performance at Hyde Park, London on 12 August 2012, as part of the companion concert to the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony.^[4] The title is a play on their 1994 album Parklife.

The digital download was released onto the iTunes Store within a day of the band's performance.^[3] The CD version was released the following week, with a bonus disc of live unreleased rarities. A deluxe edition was released in December 2012, which, in addition to the three CDs in the CD edition, contains the Hyde Park performance on DVD and a CD of the band's performance at the 100 Club.^[5]

Track listing

Disc one
No.	Title	Original release	Length
1.	"Girls & Boys"	Parklife	5:07
2.	"London Loves"	Parklife	3:32
3.	"Tracy Jacks"	Parklife	4:26
4.	"Jubilee"	Parklife	3:00
5.	"Beetlebum"	Blur	6:00
6.	"Coffee & TV"	13	4:58
7.	"Out of Time"	Think Tank	4:42
8.	"Young and Lovely"	"Chemical World" (single)	5:12
9.	"Trimm Trabb"	13	5:28
10.	"Caramel"	13	5:04
11.	"Sunday Sunday"	Modern Life Is Rubbish	3:34
12.	"Country House"	The Great Escape	4:28
13.	"Parklife" (featuring Phil Daniels)	Parklife	3:44
Total length:			59:15

Disc two
No.	Title	Original release	Length
1.	"Colin Zeal"	Modern Life Is Rubbish	3:18
2.	"Popscene"	"Popscene" (single)	3:50
3.	"Advert"	Modern Life Is Rubbish	4:28
4.	"Song 2"	Blur	2:50
5.	"No Distance Left to Run"	13	3:57
6.	"Tender"	13	9:09
7.	"This Is a Low"	Parklife	7:58
8.	"Sing"	Leisure	5:49
9.	"Under the Westway / Intermission^[6]"	"Under the Westway" (single) / Modern Life Is Rubbish	6:33
10.	"End of a Century"	Parklife	3:39
11.	"For Tomorrow"	Modern Life Is Rubbish	6:42
12.	"The Universal"	The Great Escape	4:45
Total length:			65:58

Disc three (CD only)
No.	Title	Original release	Length
1.	"Under the Westway (Live from 13 – Matt Butcher Mix)"	"Under the Westway" (single)	4:21
2.	"The Puritan (Live from 13 – Matt Butcher Mix)"	"Under the Westway" (single)	3:16
3.	"Mr Briggs (BBC Maida Vale session)"	"There's No Other Way" (single)	3:30
4.	"London Loves (Live at Wolverhampton Civic Hall 6 August 2012)"	Parklife	3:41
5.	"Young and Lovely (Live at Wolverhampton Civic Hall 6 August 2012)"	"Chemical World" (single)	4:39
6.	"Colin Zeal (Live at Wolverhampton Civic Hall 6 August 2012)"	Modern Life is Rubbish	3:09
7.	"The Puritan (Live at Wolverhampton Civic Hall 6 August 2012)"	"Under the Westway" (single)	4:39
8.	"No Distance Left to Run (Live at Wolverhampton Civic Hall 6 August 2012)"	13	3:51
9.	"This Is a Low (Live at Wolverhampton Civic Hall 6 August 2012)"	Parklife	6:57
Total length:			37:12

Personnel

Damon Albarn: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards
Graham Coxon: Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Lap Steel Guitar
Alex James: Bass Guitar
Mike Smith: Keyboards, Saxophone, Clarinet
Dave Rowntree: Drums
The Kick Horns: Brass
Additional Vocals By. The London Community Gospel Choir
Phil Daniels: Vocals on "Parklife"
Harry Enfield: 'The tea Lady' on "Parklife"
Khyam Allami: Guitar Acoustic on "Out of Time"

References

↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Parklive – Blur". Allmusic Guide. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
↑ Lindsay Zoladz (20 August 2012). "Blur: Parklive". Pitchfork. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
1 2 "Parklive (Live)". iTunes Store. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
↑ "Live Here Now". Abbey Road Live. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
↑ "Blur announce 'Parklive' album will be released after Hyde Park show". Electric Banana. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
↑ Just like in Blur's original setlists for the 2012 shows, "Intermission" is titled wrongly as "Commercial Break" on the album. http://vblurpage.com/discography/albums/parklive.htm

External links

Parklive at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)

Blur

Damon Albarn Graham Coxon Alex James Dave Rowntree

Studio albums	Leisure Modern Life Is Rubbish Parklife The Great Escape Blur 13 Think Tank The Magic Whip

Live albums	Live at the Budokan All the People: Blur Live at Hyde Park Parklive

Compilations	The Special Collectors Edition The Brit Pop Blur Box Bustin' + Dronin' The 10 Year Limited Edition Anniversary Box Set Blur: The Best Of Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur Blur 21

Video releases	Starshaped Showtime No Distance Left to Run

Singles	"She's So High" "There's No Other Way" "Bang" "Popscene" "For Tomorrow" "Chemical World" "Sunday Sunday" "Girls & Boys" "To the End" "Parklife" "End of a Century" "Country House" "The Universal" "Stereotypes" "Charmless Man" "Beetlebum" "Song 2" "On Your Own" "M.O.R." "Tender" "Coffee & TV" "No Distance Left to Run" "Music Is My Radar" "Don't Bomb When You're the Bomb" "Out of Time" "Crazy Beat" "Good Song" "Fool's Day" "Under the Westway"/"The Puritan" "Go Out" "There Are Too Many of Us" "Lonesome Street" "Ong Ong" "I Broadcast"

Other songs	"Caramel" "This Is a Low"

Personnel	Phil Daniels Diana Gutkind Mike Smith The Kick Horns Cara Tivey Simon Tong

Related	Discography Songs Awards Britpop Rollercoaster Tour Stephen Street Ben Hillier Norman Cook William Orbit David Balfe Food Records Parlophone Virgin Records SBK Records

Category:Blur

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