"Your New Cuckoo" is a song from the Cardigans' third studio album, First Band on the Moon. Released on 9 December 1996 in Japan, the song reached number 35 on the UK Singles Chart the following year.
"Your New Cuckoo" | ||||
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Single by the Cardigans | ||||
from the album First Band on the Moon | ||||
B-side | "Country Hell" | |||
Released | 9 December 1996 | |||
Studio | Tambourine Studios (Malmö, Sweden)[1] | |||
Length | 4:05 | |||
Label | Stockholm | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Tore Johansson | |||
The Cardigans singles chronology | ||||
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Alternate cover | ||||
Formats and track listings
edit"Your New Cuckoo", "Lovefool", and "Hey! Get Out of My Way" were written by Nina Persson and Peter Svensson; "Country Hell", "I Figured Out", "After All", "Rise and Shine", and "Sick and Tired" were written by Magnus Sveningsson and Svensson; "Carnival" was written by Persson, Sveningsson, and Svensson.
- A1. "Your New Cuckoo" (Hyper Disco Mix)
- B1. "Your New Cuckoo" (Super Stereo Mix)
- B2. "Your New Cuckoo" (radio edit)
- European CD single (Stockholm: 571 484–2)[3]
- "Your New Cuckoo" (radio edit) – 3:30
- "Country Hell" – 2:45
- European maxi-CD single (Stockholm: 573 439–2)[4]
- "Your New Cuckoo" (radio edit) – 3:30
- "Country Hell" – 2:45
- "I Figured Out" (demo '93) – 2:04
- "After All" (demo '93) – 2:36
- "Your New Cuckoo" (radio edit) – 3:30
- "Your New Cuckoo" (Hyper Disco Mix) – 9:24
- "Your New Cuckoo" (Super Stereo Mix) – 3:52
- UK CD2 (Trampolene, Stockholm, Polydor: 571 663–2)[6]
- "Your New Cuckoo" (radio edit) – 3:30
- "I Figured Out" (demo '93) – 2:04
- "After All" (demo '93) – 2:36
- "Lovefool" (radio edit) – 3:17
- Australian CD single (Stockholm: 571 485–2)[7]
- "Your New Cuckoo" (radio edit) – 3:30
- "Your New Cuckoo" (Hyper Disco Mix) – 9:24
- "Your New Cuckoo" (Super Stereo Mix) – 3:52
- "Country Hell" – 2:47
- Japanese limited-edition 7-inch EP (Stockholm: POKP–9001)[8]
- A1. "Your New Cuckoo"
- A2. "Carnival"
- B1. "Rise and Shine"
- B2. "Hey! Get Out of My Way"
- B3. "Sick & Tired"
Credits and personnel
editCredits adapted from the liner notes of First Band on the Moon.[9]
Musicians
- Nina Persson – lead vocals
- Peter Svensson – guitar
- Magnus Sveningsson – bass
- Lars-Olof Johansson – keyboards
- Bengt Lagerberg – drums and percussion
Additional musicians and technical personnel
- Åsa Håkansson – violin
- Maria Holm – violin
- Tore Johansson – engineering and production
- Roger Jonsson – mastering
- Lynette Koyana – backing vocals
- Mattias Svensson – violin
- David Wilczewski – flute
- Inga Zeppezauer – violin
Charts
editChart (1997) | Peak position |
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Scotland (OCC)[10] | 30 |
UK Singles (OCC)[11] | 35 |
Release history
editRegion | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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Japan | 9 December 1996 | CD |
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United Kingdom | 25 August 1997 |
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References
edit- ^ Sillitoe, Sue (March 1999). "Tore Johansson: Recording The Cardigans 'My Favourite Game'". Sound On Sound. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ Your New Cuckoo (Swedish 12-inch vinyl disc). The Cardigans. Stockholm Records. 1997. 571 661-1.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Your New Cuckoo (European CD single liner notes). The Cardigans. Stockholm Records, Trampolene Records. 1997. 573 438-2.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Your New Cuckoo (European maxi-CD single liner notes). The Cardigans. Stockholm Records, Trampolene Records. 1997. 573 439-2.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Your New Cuckoo (UK CD1 liner notes). The Cardigans. Stockholm Records, Trampolene Records, Polydor Records. 1997. 571 661-2.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Your New Cuckoo (UK CD2 liner notes). The Cardigans. Stockholm Records, Trampolene Records, Polydor Records. 1997. 571 663-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Your New Cuckoo (Australian CD single liner notes). The Cardigans. Stockholm Records, Trampolene Records, Polydor Records. 1997. 571 485-2.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Your New Cuckoo (Japanese limited 7-inch EP sleeve). The Cardigans. Stockholm Records. 1996. POKP-9001.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ First Band on the Moon (CD liner notes). The Cardigans. Stockholm Records. 1996. 533 117–2.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ "ユア・ニュー・ククー | カーディガンズ" [Your New Cuckoo | Cardigans] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 23 August 1997. p. 33.