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Caught a Lite Sneeze
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Wikipedia article
"'Caught a Lite Sneeze'" is a song by American singer-songwriter Tori Amos, released as the first single from her third studio album, 'Boys for Pele' (1996), on January 1, 1996. The song is about wanting to do anything to keep a relationship going, knowing that it is over.[http://www.yessaid.com/talk/7caughtalitesneeze.html Quotes from interviews with Tori Amos] . It references Nine Inch Nails's album 'Pretty Hate Machine' in the lyrics "Caught a lite sneeze / Dreamed a little dream / Made my own pretty hate machine." On December 11, 1995, Atlantic Records made the song available for streaming on their website, one of the earliest examples of a major label implementing such a feature.
Following the song's release, it reached number 60 on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100 and number 20 on the UK Singles Chart. Despite being one of her higher-charting singles, it does not appear on her best-of collection, 'Tales of a Librarian'. In live performances from 1996 and 1998, Amos would frequently insert lines directly from and inspired by "Hurt", another song by Nine Inch Nails.
Track listings
'US maxi-CD single'
# "Caught a Lite Sneeze" (unedited version)
# "This Old Man"
# "That's What I Like Mick (The Sandwich Song)"
# "Graveyard"
# "Toodles Mr. Jim"
'UK CD1 and Australian CD single'
# "Caught a Lite Sneeze" 4:24
# "This Old Man" 1:44
# "Hungarian Wedding Song" 1:00
# "Toodles Mr. Jim" 3:09
'UK CD2'
# "Caught a Lite Sneeze" 4:24
# "London Girls" 3:20
# "That's What I Like Mick (The Sandwich Song)" 2:59
# "Samurai" 3:03
'UK and Australian cassette single, European CD single'
# "Caught a Lite Sneeze" 4:24
# "Graveyard" 0:54
# "Toodles Mr. Jim" 3:09
Personnel
Personnel are lifted from the 'Boys for Pele' album booklet.
* Tori Amos writing, vocals, harpsichord, Bsendorfer, production
* Alan Friedman drum programming
* George Porter Jr. bass
* Steve Caton swells
* Mark Hawley recording
* Marcel van Limbeek recording
* Rob van Tuin recording assistant
* Bob Clearmountain mixing
* Ryan Freeland mixing assistant
* Bob Ludwig mastering
Charts
Release history
References
Category:Tori Amos songs
Category:1996 singles
Category:1996 songs
Category:Atlantic Records singles
Category:East West Records singles
Category:Music videos directed by Mike Lipscombe
Category:Songs written by Tori Amos
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