Stereotypes (song)
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| "Stereotypes" | ||
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| Single by Blur | ||
| from the album The Great Escape | ||
| Released | 5 February 1996 | |
| Format | 7" vinyl, CD, cassette | |
| Recorded | 1995 | |
| Genre | Britpop | |
| Length | 3:10 | |
| Label | EMI, Food Records | |
| Producer(s) | Stephen Street | |
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| Blur singles chronology | ||
| "The Universal" (1995) |
"Stereotypes" (1996) |
"Charmless Man" (1996) |
"Stereotypes" is a song by British band Blur and is the opening track to their fourth studio album, The Great Escape. It was released 5 February 1996 as the third single from that album, charting at #7 in the UK Singles Chart (see 1996 in British music).
"Tame", one of the single's B-sides, is sometimes viewed as Blur's first push into the sound that they would develop greatly on their next album, Blur.
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[edit] Video
The video which was directed by Matthew Longfellow features live footage. Whereas as the previous live video promo; "End of a Century" was live in picture and sound, "Stereotypes" is simply live footage edited to fit the album track recording.
[edit] Sample
Download a sample of "Stereotypes".
[edit] Track listings
[edit] In the UK
- 7" pink vinyl FOOD73
- "Stereotypes" (3:10)
- "The Man Who Left Himself" (3:21)
- "Tame" (4:47)
- Cassette TCFOOD73
- "Stereotypes" (3:10)
- "The Man Who Left Himself" (3:21)
- "Tame" (4:47)
- CD CDFOOD73
- "Stereotypes" (3:10)
- "The Man Who Left Himself" (3:21)
- "Tame" (4:47)
- "Ludwig" (2:24)
[edit] In the Netherlands
- 7"
- "Stereotypes"
- "The Horrors"
- CD
- "Stereotypes"
- "The Horrors"
- "A Song"
- "St Louis"
 7" gatefold |
 7" |
 CD |
| Blur |
| Damon Albarn | Alex James | Dave Rowntree |
| Graham Coxon | Simon Tong |
| Discography |
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| Albums: Leisure | Modern Life Is Rubbish | Parklife | The Great Escape | Blur | 13 | Think Tank |
| Compilations: The Special Collectors Edition | Live at the Budokan | Bustin' + Dronin' |
| The 10 Year Limited Edition Anniversary Box Set | Blur: The Best of |
| Singles: See Blur Singles |
| Other projects |
| The Ailerons | Fat Les | The Good, the Bad and the Queen | Gorillaz | Me Me Me | WigWam |
| Related articles |
| Food Records | Honest Jon's | Stephen Street | Transcopic |
