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Headache (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Headache'" is a single written and performed by Frank Black. It was the sole single released from his second solo album, 'Teenager of the Year', released in 1994. It reached number 53 on the UK charts and number 10 on 'Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks.
Co-produced by Black and Eric Drew Feldman (who had contributed to the Pixies' 'Trompe le Monde'), the "blissfully anthemic" song would later appear on greatest hits compilations for Black.
Retrospective reception
'The A.V. Club' said the song "embodies all of the off-kilter charm and undeniable catchiness that's made Thompson's work so timeless." Interviewer Sean O'Neal described it as, "one of the greatest pop songs ever written." 'The Quietus' said, "The tune is as deliciously catchy and Orbinsonesque [sic] as anything he'd previously written, but underlaid throughout the verse with a bassline that keeps ascending to denote pressure, it culminates in a remarkable chorus that sounds like pop's most mellifluous migraine."
Promotion
The black and white video for the song was directed by Adam Bernstein, famous at the time for his work with They Might Be Giants.
Personnel
*Frank Black vocals, guitar
*Eric Drew Feldman bass, keyboards
*Nick Vincent drums
;Technical
*Frank Black co-producer
*Eric Drew Feldman co-producer
*Efren Herrera engineer
*Bill Cooper engineer
*David Bianco engineer, mixing
*Frank Gryner assistant engineer
*Matt Westfield assistant engineer
*John Jackson assistant engineer
*Michael Halsband photography
*v23 design
References
Category:1994 songs
Category:4AD singles
Category:Black Francis songs
Category:Songs written by Black Francis
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