Beautiful Thing (The Stone Roses song)

"Beautiful Thing" is a song by English rock band the Stone Roses.[1] The track was first released on the band's YouTube channel, with a simple image of a green butterfly accompanying the track.[2] The 12" vinyl, limited to 6,000 copies (worldwide), was released on July 22, 2016.[3]

"Beautiful Thing"
Single by the Stone Roses
Released9 June 2016
Genre
Length7:02
LabelVirgin EMI
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Paul Epworth
The Stone Roses singles chronology
"All for One"
(2016)		 "Beautiful Thing"
(2016)

Reception

The track was reviewed by the Guardian as "solid, rather than earth shattering" but "a substantial improvement on its predecessor", referring to the single "All for One". They also observed it included common Stone Roses touchstones, such as references to Jesus, portions of the song reversed and guitar solos treated with wah-wah.[4] Neil McCormick described the song as "seven minutes of splendid shuffling psychedelic monster acid rock funk" in a review for The Daily Telegraph.[5]

Track listing
MP3 digital download
  1. "Beautiful Thing" – 7:02
12" vinyl single
  1. "Beautiful Thing" – 7:02

Neither format includes B-sides.[6]

Personnel

Charts
Chart (2016) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 61
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 21

References
  1. https://www.nme.com/news/the-stone-roses/94083
  2. https://youtube.com/watch?v=lCk34IVVgcc
  3. https://store.thestoneroses.org/*/*/Beautiful-Thing-12/57X20000000 Archived 2016-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
  4. https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2016/jun/10/the-stone-roses-beautiful-thing-review-solid-rather-than-earth-shattering
  5. "The Stone Roses: Beautiful Thing - Ian Brown still has a messiah complex and it is splendid, plus five other reasons to listen". The Daily Telegraph. 10 June 2016.
  6. https://store.thestoneroses.org/*/*/Beautiful-Thing-12/57X20000000 Archived 2016-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Chart Track: Week 24, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.