1st Man in Space
This article is about the 1999 song. For the first human in space, see Yuri Gagarin.
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| Single by All Seeing I and Philip Oakey | ||||||||||||||
| from the album Pickled Eggs and Sherbert | ||||||||||||||
| Released | September 1999 | |||||||||||||
| Format | Single | |||||||||||||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||||||||||||
| Genre | Electronica, R&B, electronic rock | |||||||||||||
| Length | 3:46 | |||||||||||||
| Label | FFRR | |||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Jarvis Cocker | |||||||||||||
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"1st Man in Space" is a song by Sheffield electronic music collective group All Seeing I. It was the third single to be released from the album "Pickled Eggs and Sherbet" (1999).
It features vocals by Philip Oakey of The Human League on what is essentially an update of David Bowie's "Space Oddity" and Elton John's "Rocket Man" The song was written by another Sheffield musician Jarvis Cocker of Pulp.
The single reached Number 28 in the UK singles charts when released in September 1999.
Track listing
CD 1
- 1st Man In Space (Radio Edit) (3:46)
- 1st Man In Space (Album Version) (5:00)
- Sweet Music (7:21)
CD 2
- 1st Man In Space (Long Version) (5:45)
- Dirty Slapper (6:27)
- No Pop I (3:14)
Personnel
- Philip Oakey - vocals
- Jarvis Cocker - lyrics, guitars
The All Seeing I
- Dean Honer - keyboards
- Jason Buckle - guitars, bass
- Richard Barrett (DJ Parrot) - drums, programming
External links
- http://www.the-black-hit-of-space.dk/be_my_lover.htm
- http://www.the-black-hit-of-space.dk/first_man_in_space_review.htm
- http://www.pulpwiki.net/Jarvis/1stManInSpace
References
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