Abort, Retry, Fail? (EP)
>Abort, Retry, Fail?_ is an EP released in 1996 by White Town.
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| Released | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, alternative dance | |||
| Length | 17:37 | |||
| Label | Parasol, Chrysalis | |||
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The title of the EP was taken from the DOS error message "Abort, Retry, Fail?". This referred to the problems White Town's sole member, Jyoti Mishra, had when a computer crashed during the production of the track. Mishra's liner notes and associated blog post of the single explain this with "I got the title for this single from the weekend I mixed the tracks. My hard drive went bonkers and I spent 72 hours reformatting the dang thing".[1]
Charts
Year-end charts
| Chart (1997) | Position |
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| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[2] | 40 |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jyoti Mishra.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Your Woman" | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Give Me Some Pain" | 4:23 |
| 3. | "Theme for a Mid-Afternoon Game Show" | 2:48 |
| 4. | "Theme for a Late-Night Documentary About the Dangers of Drug Abuse" | 6:08 |
Notes
- The EP was released as both 4-track and 2-track CD singles. The cassette single contained only the first two tracks. The 12" single contained the first two tracks plus a remix of "Your Woman" by Scissorkicks.
- The trumpet on "Your Woman" is sampled from "My Woman" by Lew Stone and the Monseigneur Band. Mishra discovered the song via the 1978 BBC television series Pennies From Heaven.[3]
References
- Mishra, Jyoti. "White Town - Abort, Retry, Fail?". White Town. Archived from the original on 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
- "End of Year Charts 1997". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- "White Town – Your Questions Answered!". Whitetown.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
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