Great Things (song)

"Great Things" is the first single from Echobelly's second album On. It was released by the Britpop group in August 1995.

"Great Things"
Single by Echobelly
from the album On [1]
Released	August 1995
Genre	Britpop, Rock, Pop, Indie Rock
Length	3:32
Label	Fauve, Rhythm King, Epic
Songwriter(s)	Sonya Madan, Glenn Johansson
Producer(s)	Paul Kolderie
Echobelly singles chronology
"Close… But" (1994) "Great Things" (1995) "King of the Kerb" (1995)

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] All B-sides to the single were re-released on the expanded edition of On.[4]

A music video was made for the song.[5]

It reached 13 in the UK Singles Chart, making it their highest charting single to date.

The song is about inspiration and aspiration, and how "everyone is hungry for something".[6]

Track listing

UK & Europe CD1[7]

All tracks are written by Sonya Madan and Glen Johansson.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Great Things"	3:32
2.	"Here Comes The Scene"	3:18
3.	"God's Guest List"	3:36
4.	"On Turn Off"	3:17
Total length:		13:43

UK & Europe CD2[8]

All tracks are written by Sonya Madan and Glen Johansson.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Great Things"	3:32
2.	"On Turn On"	3:18
3.	"Bunty"	2:13
4.	"One after 5AM"	2:14
Total length:		11:17

• Tracks 3 & 4 were recorded and released within 24 hours. The music label releasing this single wanted Echobelly to give them 2 b-sides, so Sonya & Glen quickly wrote and recorded both the tracks acoustically in a bathroom.[9]

American promo CD[10]

All tracks are written by Sonya Madan and Glen Johansson.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Great Things"	3:32
2.	"King Of The Kerb"	4:29
3.	"I Can't Imagine... (The World Without Me)"	3:55
4.	"Insomniac"	4:01
5.	"Great Things"	3:31
Total length:		19:28

• Tracks 2-5 were recorded live at Wetlands, New York City on 9 September 1995.

German promo cassette[11]

All tracks are written by Sonya Madan and Glen Johansson.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Great Things"	3:32
2.	"Car Fiction"	2:31
3.	"Great Things"	3:32
4.	"Car Fiction"	2:31
Total length:		12:06

Japanese promo CD[12]

All tracks are written by Sonya Madan and Glen Johansson.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Great Things"	3:32
2.	"Here Comes The Scene"	3:18
3.	"God's Guest List"	3:36
4.	"On Turn On"	3:18
5.	"Bunty"	2:13
6.	"One after 5AM"	2:14
Total length:		18:11

• Tracks 1 & 2 appear on the a-side, tracks 3 & 4 appear on the b-side.

Credits

• Bass – Alexander Keyser
• Drums – Andy Henderson
• Guitar – Glenn Johansson, Debbie Smith
• Voice – Sonya Madan
• Lap Steel Guitar (on God's Guest List) - B.J. Cole
• Engineer – Sean Slade
• Producer - Paul Kolderie
• Cover design - Stylorouge
• Cover photography - Ray Burmiston
• Management - Ulterior Management

References

1. https://www.discogs.com/Echobelly-On/release/382881
2. "The Best of Echobelly - Echobelly | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. 24 March 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
3. 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.
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FCHUyISRtcc
6. Expanded edition booklet
7. https://www.discogs.com/Echobelly-Great-Things/release/1777286
8. https://www.discogs.com/Echobelly-Great-Things/release/1777292
9. Expanded edition booklet
10. https://www.discogs.com/Echobelly-Great-Things/release/3945816
11. https://www.discogs.com/Echobelly-Great-Things/release/1404101
12. https://www.discogs.com/Echobelly-Great-Things/release/2526900