No Confidence Man
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{{Infobox song
| name = Shytown"/"No Confidence Man
| cover = Shytown-No Confidence Man cover.jpeg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Elliott Smith and Pete Krebs
| album =
| A-side = Shytown
| B-side = No Confidence Man
| released = {{Start date|1994}}
| recorded = August 14, 1994
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{flatlist|
- Singer-songwriter
- indie folk
}}
| length =
| label = Slo-Mo
| writer = Pete Krebs, Elliott Smith
| producer = Elliott Smith
| chronology = Elliott Smith
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| title = No Confidence Man
| title2 = Shytown
| next_title = Needle in the Hay
| next_year = 1995
}}
"No Confidence Man" is a song by American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith. It was originally released in 1994 by record label Slo-Mo as the B-side to a split 7-inch vinyl single with Pete Krebs, with Krebs' track "Shytown" making the A-side, making it his first solo single.
Recording
"No Confidence Man" was recorded in one day, on August 14, 1994. Engineering was handled by Smith.{{cite book |last=Nugent |first=Benjamin |date=April 1, 2009 |title=Elliott Smith and the Big Nothing |publisher=Da Capo Press |isbn=9780786738106 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EM87EQx_ZsEC&dq=%22elliott+smith%22+%22no+confidence+man%22&pg=PT66 |accessdate=February 18, 2015}}
Content
The lyrics refer to a character named "Charlie", who has been referenced in at least one other of Smith's songs, and is a possible reference to Smith's stepfather Charlie Welch.{{cite web |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/music/index.ssf/2014/01/elliott_smith_no_confidence_man.html |title=Lost Elliott Smith Single Unearthed for Charity
Release
The single was originally released in 1994 by record label Slo-Mo.
It was re-issued in digital format in 2014 by UseMusic.org,{{cite web |url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/music/2014/01/29/11616667/mike-doughty-reworks-old-elliott-smith-tape-causes-consternation |title=Mike Doughty Reworks Old Elliott Smith Tape, Causes Consternation
Track listing
; Side A
- Pete Krebs – "Shytown"
; Side B
- Elliott Smith – "No Confidence Man"
References
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External links
- {{Discogs release|1014717|Shytown/No Confidence Man|type=single}}
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