"The World Is Flat" is the first single from Echobelly's third album Lustra. It was released by the Britpop group on 11 August 1997.
| "The World Is Flat" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Echobelly | ||||
| from the album Lustra[1] | ||||
| Released | 11 August 1997 | |||
| Genre | Rock, indie rock | |||
| Length | 4:56 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Sonya Madan, Glenn Johansson | |||
| Producer(s) | Gil Norton, Echobelly | |||
| Echobelly singles chronology | ||||
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The song was included on both of the greatest hits albums that Echobelly have released; I Can't Imagine The World Without Me and The Best Of Echobelly.[2][3] 3 of the b-sides ("Falling Flame, Drive Myself Distracted & Holding The Wire were released on the US release of Lustra.[4]
A music video was made for the song.[5]
It reached 31 in the UK Singles Chart.
Track listing
editUK and Australian CD 1
editAll tracks are written by Sonya Madan and Glen Johansson
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The World Is Flat" | 4:01 |
| 2. | "Holding The Wire" | 3:32 |
| 3. | "The World Is Flat (remix)" | 4:57 |
| Total length: | 12:30 | |
UK CD 2 and Japanese promo
editAll tracks are written by Sonya Madan and Glen Johansson
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The World Is Flat" | 4:01 |
| 2. | "Drive Myself Distracted" | 4:21 |
| 3. | "Falling Flame" | 4:06 |
| Total length: | 12:28 | |
UK maxi-single
editAll tracks are written by Sonya Madan and Glen Johansson
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The World Is Flat" | |
| 2. | "Holding The Wire" | |
| 3. | "Drive Myself Distracted" | |
| 4. | "Falling Flame" | |
| 5. | "The World Is Flat (remix)" |
UK promo
editAll tracks are written by Sonya Madan and Glen Johansson
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The World Is Flat" |
12" promo vinyl
editAll tracks are written by Sonya Madan and Glen Johansson
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The World Is Flat" | |
| 2. | "The World Is Flat (remix)" | |
| 3. | "The World Is Flat (instrumental remix)" |
Credits
edit- Bass – James Harris
- Drums – Andy Henderson
- Guitar – Glenn Johansson
- Voice – Sonya Madan
- Engineer – Niven Garland, Roy Spong, Danton Supple
- Producer - Gil Norton, Echobelly
References
edit- ^ "Lustra - Echobelly | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "The Best of Echobelly - Echobelly | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. 24 March 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine (11 September 2001). "Best of Echobelly: I Can't Imagine World Without Me - Echobelly | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ "Lustra - Echobelly | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "Echobelly - the World is Flat". YouTube.
External links
edit- "The World Is Flat" at Discogs (list of releases)