The Drowners

"The Drowners"
Single by Suede
from the album Suede
B-side To The Birds
Released 11 May 1992
Format CD, vinyl record (7", 12")
Recorded 1992
Genre Britpop
Length 4:10
Label Nude
Writer(s) Brett Anderson, Bernard Butler
Producer(s) Ed Buller
Suede singles chronology
"The Drowners"
(1992)		 "Metal Mickey"
(1992)

Not to be confused with The Drowners (band) or Drowners.

"The Drowners" is the debut single by Suede, released on 11 May 1992 on Nude Records. It charted at number 49 on the UK singles chart.[1] Though not a hit at first, it amassed airplay over time and has become one of the band's definitive singles. The song has been considered by many to be the beginning of the Britpop movement along with Blur's "Popscene".

It garnered much acclaim from NME and Melody Maker, who both voted the song single of the year.[2] The song was covered by Bristol space rock band Flying Saucer Attack. B-side "My Insatiable One", was notably covered by Morrissey during his 1992 tour. The song was covered in concert by the Manic Street Preachers with Bernard Butler guesting - a recording was released as a b-side to their single "She Is Suffering" in late 1994. The title track featured two videos, one in rotation in the UK and the other in America.

Critical reception

In a retrospective review of the song, Troy Carpenter of Allmusic wrote: "'The Drowners' itself is a raucous anthem, lassoed by Bernard Butler's punctuated guitar riff. Singer Brett Anderson's ambiguous lyrics ("We kiss in his room/to a popular tune") and high-pitched croon recall Bowie's most theatrical moments, but in a different musical setting."[3]

Track listings

All songs written by Brett Anderson and Bernard Butler.

7" Vinyl
  1. "The Drowners"
  2. "To The Birds"
12" Vinyl, CD
  1. "The Drowners"
  2. "To the Birds"
  3. "My Insatiable One"
CD (1993 US release)
  1. "The Drowners"
  2. "My Insatiable One"
  3. "To the Birds"
  4. "The Big Time"
  5. "He's Dead" (live at Glastonbury June 1993)

Chart positions

Chart (1992) Peak
Position
UK Singles Chart [1] 49

References

  1. 1 2 "Artist Chart History: Suede". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  2. ↑ Davidson, Neil (21 April 1993). "Suede: The next big thing?". jam!. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Suede - The Drowners". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 July 2013.

External links

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