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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".
Enthusiastically greeted by the music press—the NME called it "a Great Pop Record ... bigger, bolder, narkier and funnier [than Modern Life is Rubbish]"—Parklife is regarded as one of Britpop's defining records. [35] [36] Blur won four awards at the 1995 Brit Awards, including Best Band and Best Album for Parklife. [37]
Blur is the fifth studio album by the English rock band Blur, released on 10 February 1997 by Food Records.Blur had previously been broadly critical of American popular culture and their previous albums had become associated with the Britpop movement, particularly Parklife, which had helped them become one of Britain's leading pop acts.
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.
"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.
Blur: The Best Of is a greatest hits compilation album by English Britpop band Blur, first released in late 2000 and is the final Blur album by Food Records.It was released on CD, cassette tape, MiniDisc, double 12" vinyl record, DVD and VHS.
Parklife is an album by Blur. It may also refer to: "Parklife" (song), a song from the above album; Parklife Music Festival, a former annual Australian music festival ...