| "Going Out" | ||||
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| Single by Supergrass | ||||
| from the album In It for the Money | ||||
| B-side | "Melanie Davis" | |||
| Released | 26 February 1996 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | Sawmills Studio 1996 | |||
| Genre | Britpop | |||
| Length | 4:16 | |||
| Label | Parlophone | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Supergrass & Rob Coombes | |||
| Producer(s) | Supergrass Sam Williams | |||
| Supergrass singles chronology | ||||
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"Going Out" was the first single to be taken from In It for the Money, the second album by Britpop band Supergrass. It was released in February 1996, a little more than a year before the album, and reached five on the UK Singles Chart and number 20 on the Irish Singles Chart. The song was apparently originally written in the key of E, because the engine of Supergrass' tour bus would tick at that same musical pitch.[1]
"Going Out" caused problems when Danny Goffey accused Gaz Coombes of basing the lyrics of the song on himself and Pearl Lowe's (his then girlfriend) involvement in the British tabloids.[2]
Music video
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The music video, directed by Dom and Nic, was filmed on a bandstand in Battersea Park (the same bandstand is pictured in the video for "Late In The Day"), and features Supergrass in coats and scarves (due to the cold) playing the song in question. As the middle eight begins, the camera shows a framed photo of Gaz Coombes with Ronnie Biggs (the infamous train robber), which then pans out to Rob Coombes with a thermos flask at his side. Rob is also reading a newspaper entitled the "Evening Rooster", with the headline "SUPERGRASS EAT ROAST DINNERS" and a picture of the band underneath that; he looks over the edge of his newspaper sinisterly as the camera focuses on him.
The band are then seen watching themselves on the bandstand from varying levels of a tree, cradling Golden Retriever puppies in Dalmatian patterned blankets. They are then shown playing with a larger mongrel dog on the grass, and as the middle eight finally ends, the camera goes back to Supergrass performing on the bandstand, only now it is nighttime. The camera then moves to the roof of the bandstand and into the plain black of the night sky, and the end of the video is marked with the caption: "GOING OUT/SUPERGRASS".
Track listing
CD (CDR6428)
- "Going Out" - 4:16
- "Melanie Davis" - 2:45
- "Strange Ones (Live)" - 3:50
LTD. ED. Burgundy 7" (R6428) / TC (TCR6428)
- "Going Out" - 4:16
- "Melanie Davis" - 2:45
Charts
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[3] | 22 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[4] | 20 |
| Scotland (OCC)[5] | 6 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[6] | 5 |
References
- ^ "The Strange Ones Supergrass Site". strangeones.com. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ The Strange Ones Supergrass Site
- ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13 no. 11. 16 March 1996. p. 17. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Going Out". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
External links
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics