Suffocate (Feeder song)
"Suffocate" is a track by UK rock band Feeder re-recorded from their 1997 album Polythene, and was released as an in-between single to bridge the gap between the then-current album, and its follow-up Yesterday Went Too Soon. Feeder would later repeat this in-between single process building up to a following album, with "Just a Day" in 2001 and "Shatter" / "Tender" in 2005. The single reached the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 37.
| "Suffocate" | |
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| Song by Feeder | |
| from the album Polythene | |
| Released | 19 May 1997 |
| Recorded | Mid 1996 |
| Genre | Alternative rock |
| Length | 3:53 |
| Label | Echo |
| Songwriter(s) | Jon Lee, Grant Nicholas, Taka Hirose |
| Producer(s) | Chris Sheldon, Feeder |
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| Single by Feeder | ||||
| Released | 16 February 1998 | |||
| Recorded | late 1997 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 4:42 | |||
| Label | Echo | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jon Lee, Grant Nicholas, Taka Hirose | |||
| Producer(s) | Grant Nicholas, Chris Sheldon | |||
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The version of "Suffocate" released as a single is a full-band version of the acoustic track from the "Polythene" album, with slightly amended lyrics. The song began life in 1994 as part of the band's demo under the name "Give". At that time the band were called "Real". At the time of its single release, Grant Nicholas said that he wanted to revisit the song.
Frontman Grant also once said that "Give" was the song that secured the band's record deal, which in turn was one of the reasons for its inclusion on The Singles.[1]
Track listing
CD1
- "Suffocate" (single version)
- "Eclipse"
- "Cockroach"
- "High" (Live from Reading 97' video)
CD2
- "Suffocate" (single version)
- "Dry" (acoustic)
- "Spill"
- "Descend" (Live from Reading 97' video)
7" vinyl (Dark Purple)
- "Suffocate" (single version)
- "Eclipse"