Beetlebum

Name: Beetlebum
Duration: 5 min 5 s

~ Recording by Blur

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.1	Beetlebum	5:06	Blur	Beetlebum	Blur	Single	JP1997-01-16	Parlophone, Food, EMI (Japanese double‐boxed logo)	7243 883576 2 3, FOOD 89, TOCP-40021
1.1	Beetlebum	5:05	Blur	Beetlebum	Blur	Single	GB1997-01-20	Food	FOOD 89
1.1	Beetlebum	5:06	Blur	Beetlebum	Blur	Single	GB1997-01-20	Food	CDFOOD 89
1.1	Beetlebum	5:06	Blur	Beetlebum	Blur	Single	GB1997-01-20	Food	CDFOODS 89
1.1	Beetlebum	5:05	Blur	Blur	Blur	Album	JP1997-01-29	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Parlophone, Food	7243 8 55562 2 7, TOCP-50088
1.1	Beetlebum	5:07	Blur	Blur	Blur	Album	FR1997-02-10	Parlophone, Food, EMI Music France (1994–2013)	7243 8 55562 2 7, FOODCD19, SPCD 2053
1.1	Beetlebum	5:06	Blur	Blur	Blur	Album	GB1997-02-10	Parlophone, Food	7243 8 55562 2 7, FOOD CD 19
1.1	Beetlebum	5:06	Blur	Blur	Blur	Album	GB1997-02-10	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	7243 8 555642 1 0
1.1	Beetlebum	5:06	Blur	Blur	Blur	Album	GB1997-02-10	Food	FOOD TC 19
1.1	Beetlebum	5:05	Blur	Blur	Blur	Album	GB1997-02-10	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Food	7243 8 56538 1 0, FOODLPD19
1.1	Beetlebum	5:06	Blur	Blur	Blur	Album	CA1997-03-11	EMI Music Canada	7243 8 55562 2 7
1.1	Beetlebum	5:05	Blur	Blur	Blur	Album	US1997-03-11	Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	7243 8 42876 2 7
2.7	Beetlebum	5:03	Blur	Now That’s What I Call Music! 36	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1997-03-24	NOW (bogus label for the UK series; please use the actual record company logos)	TCNOW36
2.7	Beetlebum	5:03	Blur	Now That’s What I Call Music! 36	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1997-03-24	PolyGram, Virgin EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations)	7243 8 56433 2 3, CD NOW 36
1.5	Beetlebum	5:03	Blur	The Best… In the World… Ever! Volume 5	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1997-03-31	Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries), Virgin TV	VTDCD120
2.2	Beetlebum	5:04	Blur	Shine 8	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1997-04	PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.)	553 452-2
1.6	Beetlebum	5:04	Blur	Now That’s What I Call Music! 6	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	JP1997-06-11	DeVox, DJ: (Toshiba EMI label), EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Food, InsideOut (Toshiba EMI label), SBK Records, suite supuesto! (Japanese “S!” imprint), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	TOCP-50227
1.7	Beetlebum	5:05	Blur	Shine: Best of 97	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1997-11-21	PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.)	555 073-2
1.17	Beetlebum	5:05	Blur	100% Hits '97: The Music	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU1997	PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.)	553588-2
1.1	Beetlebum	5:05	Blur	Beetlebum	Blur	Single	XE1997	Food, Parlophone	7243 8 83576 2 3
1.1	Beetlebum	5:06	Blur	Beetlebum	Blur	Single	AU1997	Food
1.9	Beetlebum	5:09	Blur	Best Alternative, Volume 5	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BG1997	[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)	BA-220297-V5
1.1	Beetlebum	5:06	Blur	Blur	Blur	Album	AU1997	EMI Music Australia (defunct holding company, not for release label use!)	7243 8 55562 2 7
1.1	Beetlebum	5:05	Blur	Blur	Blur	Album	NL1997	Parlophone	7243 8 55562 2 7
1.1	Beetlebum	5:05	Blur	Blur (European release; Made in Holland; Printed in UK)	Blur	Album	XE1997	Parlophone, Food	7243 8 55562 2 7, FOODCD19
1.1	Beetlebum	5:06	Blur	Blur	Blur	Album	AU1997	Parlophone, Food	7243 8 21524 2 2
2.18	Beetlebum	5:04	Blur	Exclusiv: Die Welt der Stars	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AT1997 DE1997 CH1997	Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past), BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), RTL Musikedition	74321 39694 2
1.5	Beetlebum	5:04	Blur	Humo’s Alle 97 Goed	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE1997	EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only, see annotation)	7243 4931342, 72434 931352
2.10	Beetlebum	5:04	Blur	Smash Hits 98	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1997	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	7243 8 44802 2 6, VTCD 164, VTCD164
1.12	Beetlebum	5:06	Blur	WHFS 99.1 FM New Music Sampler, Volume 2	Various Artists		US1997		[none]
2.2	Beetlebum	5:04	Blur	The Best Anthems… Ever! Volume 3	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1998-10-19	Virgin TV	VTDCD210
1.5	Beetlebum	?:??	Blur	Brit Awards 98	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1998	Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	COL 489623 2
1.6	Beetlebum	5:06	Blur	Brit Awards 98	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1998	Sony Music TV	SONYTV36CD
16.1	Beetlebum	5:06	Blur	10 Year Anniversary Box Set	Blur	Album + Compilation	GB1999-09-27	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Food	BLURBOX 10
2.8	Beetlebum	5:04	Blur	Now That’s What I Call Music! 1997: The Millennium Series	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1999-10-04	Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	7243 5 23158 2 6, NOWMIL 1997
1.12	Beetlebum	5:03	Blur	Coca Cola: Hits of the 90's	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FI1999	EMI Finland	CD 7243 499939 2 1
1.1	Beetlebum	5:05	Blur	Blur: The Best Of	Blur	Album + Compilation	XW2000-10-23	Parlophone
1.1	Beetlebum	5:06	Blur	Blur: The Best Of	Blur	Album + Compilation	JP2000-10-27	東芝EMI 株式会社 (record company, do not use as release label – check obi, back or disc for imprint! Ended 2007‐06‐29), EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Food, Parlophone	TOCP-65595·96
1.1	Beetlebum	5:06	Blur	The Best Of (manufactured by optimal media GmbH)	Blur	Album + Compilation	XE2000-10-27	Parlophone, Food	7243 5 29868 2 8, FOODCD 33
1.1	Beetlebum	5:06	Blur	Blur: The Best Of	Blur	Album + Compilation	CA2000-10-30	EMI Music Canada, Food, Parlophone	7243 5 29868 2 8
1.1	Beetlebum	5:06	Blur	Blur: The Best Of	Blur	Album + Compilation	GB2000-10-30	Parlophone, Food	7243 5 29858 2 1, FOODCD 33
1.1	Beetlebum	5:06	Blur	Blur: The Best Of	Blur	Album + Compilation	GB2000-10-30	Food	7243 5 29861 2 5, FOOD CD 33 S
1.1	Beetlebum	5:06	Blur	Blur: The Best Of	Blur	Album + Compilation	US2000-11-21	Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”)	7243 8 29868 2 8, 7243 8 50457 2 1
1.1	Beetlebum	5:06	Blur	Blur: The Best Of	Blur	Album + Compilation	US2000-11-21	Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”)	7243 8 50457 2 1
1.1	Beetlebum	5:06	Blur	Best Of	Blur	Album + Compilation	US2000	Parlophone
1.1	Beetlebum	5:06	Blur	Blur: The Best Of	Blur	Album + Compilation	TW2000	EMI百代 (logo "EMI 百代")
1.1	Beetlebum	5:06	Blur	Blur: The Best Of	Blur	Album + Compilation	XE2000	Parlophone, Food	7243 5 29871 2 2, FOODCDS 33
1.1	Beetlebum	5:06	Blur	Blur: The Best Of	Blur	Album + Compilation	XE2000 GB2000	Parlophone, Food	5298712, 7243 5 29871 2 2, FOODCDS 33
1.1	Beetlebum	5:06	Blur	Blur: The Best Of	Blur	Album + Compilation	-2000	Parlophone, Food	5298712, 7243 5 29861 2 5, FOODCDS 33
1.1	Beetlebum	5:06	Blur	The Best Of	Blur	Album + Compilation	AU2000	EMI Music Group Australasia (not for release label use! manufacturer and distributor), Food, Parlophone	7243 5 29868 2 8
1.1	Beetlebum	5:06	Blur	The Best Of (EMI UDEN)	Blur	Album + Compilation	XE2000	Parlophone, Food	5298682, 7243 5 29868 2 8, FOODCD 33
1.21	Beetlebum	5:04	Blur	Essential Tracks	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2001-05-26	Telstar TV	TTVCD3182
1.9	Beetlebum	5:04	Blur	Cigarettes and Alcohol, Volume 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2001-09-03	Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	STVCD122
2.14	Beetlebum	5:05	Blur	Crossing All Over! Nu Rock Ballads	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2002-03-01
1.1	Beetlebum	5:05	Blur	Blur (modern masters)	Blur	Album	JP2002-03-29	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Food, Parlophone	TOCP-65993
5.17	Beetlebum	5:06	Blur	50 Years of No. 1 Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2002	The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. (global media and direct marketing company, now known as Trusted Media Brands, Inc.)
1.19	Beetlebum	5:04	Blur	Virgin Radio: The Album	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2004-11-15
1.5	Beetlebum	5:07	Blur	The No.1 DJ Collection: 90's, Volume 8	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2006	Music Factory (UK promotional remix service)	CD246
1.1	Beetlebum	5:05	Blur	Midlife: A Beginner’s Guide to Blur	Blur	Album + Compilation	AT2009-06-09 DE2009-06-09 IT2009-06-09 CH2009-06-09	Parlophone
1.1	Beetlebum	5:06	Blur	Midlife: A Beginner’s Guide to Blur	Blur	Album + Compilation	US2009-06-14	Parlophone
1.1	Beetlebum	5:05	Blur	Midlife: A Beginner’s Guide to Blur	Blur	Album + Compilation	AF2009-06-14 AL2009-06-14 (show 186 more) ZW2009-06-14	Parlophone
1.1	Beetlebum	5:05	Blur	Midlife: A Beginner’s Guide to Blur	Blur	Album + Compilation	JP2009-06-15	Parlophone
1.1	Beetlebum	5:06	Blur	Midlife: A Beginner’s Guide to Blur	Blur	Album + Compilation	GB2009-06-15	Parlophone	9663072
1.1	Beetlebum	5:06	Blur	Midlife: A Beginner’s Guide to Blur	Blur	Album + Compilation	US2009-07-28	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	50999 966307 23
3.2	Beetlebum	5:04	Blur	BRIT Awards 2012	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	IE2012-02-13 GB2012-02-13	Universal Music on Demand
3.2	Beetlebum	5:05	Blur	Brit Awards 2012	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2012-02-21	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)
1.1	Beetlebum	?:??	Blur	Blur	Blur	Album	XE2012-07-27	Parlophone, Food	5099962483612, FOODLPX19
1.1	Beetlebum	5:05	Blur	Blur (special edition)	Blur	Album	XE2012-07-27	Parlophone, Food	5099964483023, FOODCDX19
8.1	Beetlebum	5:05	Blur	Blur 21: The Box (vinyl edition)	Blur	Album + Compilation	XE2012-07-27	Parlophone, Food	5099962490412, BLURBOXLP1
9.1	Beetlebum	5:05	Blur	Blur 21: The Box	Blur	Album + Compilation	XE2012-07-27	Parlophone, Food	5099962491129, BLURBOX21
1.1	Beetlebum	5:05	Blur	Blur	Blur	Album	JP2012-08-01	Parlophone, Food	TOCP-71344, TOCP-71344•45, TOCP-71345, TOCP-71358, TOCP-71359
9.1	Beetlebum	5:05	Blur	blur 21 box (Japanese edition)	Blur	Album + Compilation	JP2012-08-01	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Food, Parlophone	TOCP-71350-67
1.1	Beetlebum	5:05	Blur	Blur	Blur	Album	GB2012	Parlophone
1.1	Beetlebum	5:05	Blur	Blur	Blur	Album	JP2013-12-25	Parlophone, Food	WPCR-15431
1.1	Beetlebum	5:05	Blur	Blur	Blur	Album	XW2014-09-16	Parlophone
1.13	Beetlebum	5:04	Blur	Rock [R]Evolution: Alternative	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2014	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	88843030052
1.3	Beetlebum	5:05	Blur	Rolling Stone: 20 Jahre	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2014	Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	88843041792
1.1	Beetlebum	5:05	Blur	Kill Your Friends	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	XW2015-11-06	Parlophone
1.1	Beetlebum	5:05	Blur	Kill Your Friends	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	XE2015-12-04	NuDu Records	0825646009039
1.34	Beetlebum (2012 remaster)	5:05	Blur	100 Greatest Number Ones	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2020-02-07	Rhino (reissue label)
1.19	Beetlebum (2012 remaster)	5:05	Blur	Smash Hits No.1s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2020-07-17	Rhino (reissue label)
1.45	Beetlebum (2012 Remaster)	5:05	Blur	Top Hits (Greatest Songs Ever)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2020-12-18	Rhino (reissue label)
1.1	Beetlebum	5:05	Blur	Blur (special edition)	Blur	Album	AF- AL- (show 203 more) ZW-	Parlophone
1.1	Beetlebum	5:05	Blur	Blur	Blur	Album	AF- AL- (show 203 more) ZW-	Parlophone
8.5	Beetlebum	5:04	Blur	The No.1 DJ Collection: 90s (Digital Collection)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB-	Music Factory (UK promotional remix service)	SET480
Promotion
1.11	Beetlebum	5:04	Blur	CDPRO #1 January	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CA1997-01	EMI Music Canada
1.17	Beetlebum	5:04	Blur	Musikexpress 9: EMI	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1997-10	Musikexpress	9
1.2	Beetlebum (album version)	5:07	Blur	Beetlebum	Blur	Single	US1997-11	Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”)	2 DPRO-12777
1.15	Beetlebum	5:04	Blur	Essential Blur	Blur	Album + Compilation	US1997-11	Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”)	DPRO-12763
1.1	Beetlebum	5:05	Blur	Beetlebum	Blur	Single	GB1997	Food, Parlophone	CDFOODDJ89
1.2	Beetlebum	5:12	Blur	Promo Only: Modern Rock Radio, January 1998	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1997	Promo Only
Bootleg
2.5	Beetlebum	5:05	Blur	Greatest Hits: The Singles	Blur	Album + Compilation	GB1999-09
1.5	Beetlebum	5:07	Blur	Greatest Hits	Blur	Album + Compilation	RU2010	Star Mark	4607147898666
1.4	Beetlebum	5:02	Blur	Blur: The Best Singles Collection ’99	Blur	Album + Compilation
1.14	Beetle Bum	5:04	Blur	Think Tank	Blur	Album	RU-	WEA Records (imprint of Warner Records International: lower‐case “wea” with “records” below)	RK 369
(unknown)
1.15	Beetlebum	5:04	Blur	MTV Alternative Nation 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1999

Relationships

engineer:	John Smith (UK producer/engineer)
producer:	Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
acoustic guitar:	Damon Albarn Graham Coxon
bass guitar:	Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les)
drums (drum set) and percussion:	Dave Rowntree
electric guitar and background vocals:	Graham Coxon
Hammond organ, keyboard, piano and lead vocals:	Damon Albarn

publisher:	EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:	EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1997)

mash-ups:	God Beetle (Nine Inch Nails vs. Blur) by ToToM

stream for free:	https://open.spotify.com/track/3tT5Lc7JFltsyOWfrzt1ve [info]

recording of:	Beetlebum

Beetlebum

lyricist:	Damon Albarn
composer:	Damon Albarn Graham Coxon Alex James (UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les) Dave Rowntree

publisher:	EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)

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