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Strange Glue

{{Short description|1998 single by Catatonia}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Strange Glue

| cover = Strange Glue Catatonia cover.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Catatonia

| album = International Velvet

| B-side = That's All Folks

| released = {{start date|1998|7|20|df=y}}{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1998/Music-Week-1998-07-18-S-OCR.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=29|date=18 July 1998|access-date=6 July 2021}}

| recorded =

| studio = Monnow Valley (Rockfield, Wales)

| genre =

| length = 3:44

| label = Blanco y Negro

| writer = Owen Powell, Catatonia

| producer = Catatonia, TommyD

| prev_title = Road Rage

| prev_year = 1998

| next_title = Game On

| next_year = 1998

}}

"Strange Glue" is a song by Welsh rock group Catatonia. Written by guitarist Owen Powell, it was the band's fourth single to be released from International Velvet and charted at {{abbr|No.|Number}} 11 on the UK Singles Chart. As a solo artist, lead singer Cerys Matthews later sang "Strange Glue" merged with the song "Galway Shawl" in concert.

B-side

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The single's B-side, "That's All Folks", was originally intended for the International Velvet album and had appeared on promo copies around the time of "I Am the Mob", but it was later replaced by "My Selfish Gene" as the album's closer. The song is a scathing attack on Catatonia's American label, Warner, written in 1997 when the band feared that they were to be dropped by the label or were to split up.

Track listings

UK CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Strange Glue|others=Catatonia|year=1998|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Blanco y Negro Records|id=NEG113CD}}

  1. "Strange Glue"
  2. "Road Rage" (live from the Shepherd's Bush Empire)
  3. "That's All Folks"

UK cassette and limited-edition 7-inch red vinyl single{{cite AV media notes|title=Strange Glue|others=Catatonia|year=1998|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Blanco y Negro Records|id=NEG 113C}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Strange Glue|others=Catatonia|year=1998|type=UK limited 7-inch single sleeve|publisher=Blanco y Negro Records|id=NEG 113}}

  1. "Strange Glue"
  2. "That's All Folks"

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD single inlay.

Studio

Personnel

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  • Owen Powell – writing
  • Catatonia – writing, production
  • TommyD – production, mixing
  • Roland Herrington – mixing
  • Joe Gibb – engineering
  • Jason Harris – assistant engineering
  • Stylorouge – design and art direction
  • FTP – digital imaging
  • Perou – photography
  • Nigel Schermuly – TV photography

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Charts

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!Chart (1998)

!Peak
position

scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1998/MM-1998-08-08.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=15|issue=32|page=11|date=August 8, 1998|access-date=July 6, 2021}}

|57

{{single chart|Scotland|9|date=19980801|rowheader=true|access-date=6 July 2021}}
{{single chart|UK|11|date=19980801|rowheader=true|access-date=6 July 2021}}

References

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Category:1998 singles

Category:1998 songs

Category:Blanco y Negro Records singles

Category:Catatonia (band) songs

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