"Going Out" is the first single from English rock band Supergrass's second studio album, In It for the Money (1997). It was released on 26 February 1996, more than a year before the album, and reached five on the UK Singles Chart and number 20 on the Irish Singles Chart. The song was apparently originally written in the key of E because the engine of Supergrass' tour bus would tick at that same musical pitch.[2]
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| Single by Supergrass | ||||
| from the album In It for the Money | ||||
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| Released | 26 February 1996[1] | |||
| Studio | Sawmills (Golant, UK) | |||
| Length | 4:16 | |||
| Label | Parlophone | |||
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"Going Out" caused problems when Danny Goffey accused Gaz Coombes of basing the lyrics of the song on himself and Pearl Lowe's (his then girlfriend) involvement in the British tabloids.[3]
Music video
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The music video, directed by Dom and Nic, was filmed on a bandstand in Battersea Park (the same bandstand is pictured in the video for "Late In The Day"), and features Supergrass in coats and scarves (due to the cold) playing the song in question. As the middle eight begins, the camera shows a framed photo of Gaz Coombes with Ronnie Biggs (the infamous train robber), which then pans out to Rob Coombes with a thermos flask at his side. Rob is also reading a newspaper entitled the "Evening Rooster", with the headline "SUPERGRASS EAT ROAST DINNERS" and a picture of the band underneath that; he looks over the edge of his newspaper sinisterly as the camera focuses on him.
The band are then seen watching themselves on the bandstand from varying levels of a tree, cradling Golden Retriever puppies in Dalmatian patterned blankets. They are then shown playing with a larger mongrel dog on the grass, and as the middle eight finally ends, the camera goes back to Supergrass performing on the bandstand, only now it is nighttime. The camera then moves to the roof of the bandstand and into the plain black of the night sky, and the end of the video is marked with the caption: "GOING OUT/SUPERGRASS".
Track listings
editUK CD single[4]
- "Going Out"
- "Melanie Davis"
- "Strange Ones" (live)
UK 7-inch and cassette single[5][6]
- "Going Out"
- "Melanie Davis"
Australian Tour EP[7]
- "Going Out"
- "Lenny"
- "She's So Loose" (live)
- "Strange One" (live)
Credits and personnel
editCredits are taken from the In It for the Money album liner notes.[8]
Studio
- Recorded at Sawmills Studio (Golant, UK)
Personnel
- Supergrass – writing, production, mixing
- Rob Coombes – writing
- The Kick Horns – horns
- Sam Williams – production, mixing
Charts
edit| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[9] | 22 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[10] | 20 |
| Scotland (OCC)[11] | 6 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[12] | 5 |
References
edit- ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 24 February 1996. p. 31. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "The Strange Ones Supergrass Site". strangeones.com. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ The Strange Ones Supergrass Site
- ^ Going Out (UK CD single liner notes). Supergrass. Parlophone. 1996. CDR 6428, 7243 8 82739 2 3.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Going Out (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Supergrass. Parlophone. 1996. R 6428, 7243 8 82739 7 8.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Going Out (UK cassette single sleeve). Supergrass. Parlophone. 1996. TC-R 6428, 7243 8 82739 4 7.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Going Out (Australian Tour EP liner notes). Supergrass. Parlophone. 1996. 7243 8 83646 2 1.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ In It for the Money (UK CD album liner notes). Supergrass. Parlophone. 1997. CDPCS 7388, 7243 8 55228 2 6.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 11. 16 March 1996. p. 17. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Going Out". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 November 2019.