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"Parklife" is a song by the English rock band Blur, released in August 1994 by Food and Parlophone as the third single from the band's third studio album, Parklife (1994). The song contains spoken-word verses by the actor Phil Daniels , who also appears in the music video, which was directed by Pedro Romhanyi.
Parklife is the third studio album by the English rock band Blur, released on 25 April 1994, by Food Records. After moderate sales for their previous album Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993), Parklife returned Blur to prominence in the UK, helped by its four hit singles: " Girls & Boys ", " To the End ", the title track and " End of a Century ".
Although not a football song and only released in as late as 1994, "Parklife" had been adopted as a football chant by football fans by 1996, and as such has featured on other football-related compilation albums, and even featured in Nike's critically acclaimed football-based 1997 television advertisement Parklife, ranked the 14th best advert of ...
This is a comprehensive list of songs by English band Blur. Since forming in 1989, the band have released eight studio albums, three live albums, seven compilation albums, and thirty-five singles. This list does not contain live versions or remixes released by the band. Blur have officially released 255 songs, excluding alternate versions or ...
John Harris described the song as Parklife's "key masterstroke" and "close to perfection". Harris also compared the quality with "any of Blur's illustrious forebears" including the Beatles. [4] It was included on the band's Best Of and 2009 Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur compilations. The song has been performed live many times.
Charli XCX will headline Greater Manchester's Parklife festival next summer. The singer will take to the stage in Heaton Park, Manchester, as part of the two-day music event between 14-15 June 2025.
"Girls & Boys" is a song by English Britpop band Blur, released in March 1994 by Food Records as the lead single from the group's third studio album, Parklife (1994). The frontman of Blur, Damon Albarn wrote the song's lyrics with bandmembers Graham Coxon , Alex James and Dave Rowntree , while Stephen Street produced it.
"To the End" is a song by English alternative rock band Blur. It appears on their third studio album , Parklife (1994), and was released as a single in May 1994 by Food Records . The song describes a couple unsuccessfully trying to overcome a bad patch in a relationship, and features full orchestral accompaniment with a choric refrain in French ...