Strange Glue

"Strange Glue"
Single by Catatonia
from the album International Velvet
B-side"That's All Folks"
Released20 July 1998 (1998-07-20)[1]
StudioMonnow Valley (Rockfield, Wales)
Length3:44
LabelBlanco y Negro
Songwriter(s)Owen Powell, Catatonia
Producer(s)Catatonia, TommyD
Catatonia singles chronology
"Road Rage"
(1998) 		"Strange Glue"
(1998) 		"Game On"
(1998)

"Strange Glue" is a song by Welsh rock group Catatonia. Written by guitarist Owen Powell, it was the band's fourth single to be released from International Velvet and charted at No. 11 on the UK Singles Chart. As a solo artist, lead singer Cerys Matthews later sang "Strange Glue" merged with the song "Galway Shawl" in concert.

B-side

The single's B-side, "That's All Folks", was originally intended for the International Velvet album and had appeared on promo copies around the time of "I Am the Mob", but it was later replaced by "My Selfish Gene" as the album's closer. The song is a scathing attack on Catatonia's American label, Warner, written in 1997 when the band feared that they were to be dropped by the label or were to split up.

Track listings

UK CD single[2]

  1. "Strange Glue"
  2. "Road Rage" (live from the Shepherd's Bush Empire)
  3. "That's All Folks"

UK cassette and limited-edition 7-inch red vinyl single[3][4]

  1. "Strange Glue"
  2. "That's All Folks"

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD single inlay.[2]

Studio

Personnel

  • Owen Powell – writing
  • Catatonia – writing, production
  • TommyD – production, mixing
  • Roland Herrington – mixing
  • Joe Gibb – engineering
  • Jason Harris – assistant engineering
  • Stylorouge – design and art direction
  • FTP – digital imaging
  • Perou – photography
  • Nigel Schermuly – TV photography

Charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] 57
Scotland (OCC)[6] 9
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 11

References

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 18 July 1998. p. 29. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b Strange Glue (UK CD single liner notes). Catatonia. Blanco y Negro Records. 1998. NEG113CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Strange Glue (UK cassette single sleeve). Catatonia. Blanco y Negro Records. 1998. NEG 113C.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Strange Glue (UK limited 7-inch single sleeve). Catatonia. Blanco y Negro Records. 1998. NEG 113.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 15, no. 32. August 8, 1998. p. 11. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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