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Wikipedia article




{{Infobox song

| name = Stereotypes

| cover = Stereotypes 7 cover.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Blur

| album = The Great Escape

| B-side =

| released =

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Britpop

| length = 3:10

| label = Food, Parlophone

| composer = Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James, Dave Rowntree

| lyricist = Damon Albarn

| producer = Stephen Street

| prev_title = The Universal

| prev_year = 1995

| next_title = Charmless Man

| next_year = 1996

| misc =

}}

"'Stereotypes'" is a song by English alternative rock band Blur and is the opening track to their fourth studio album, 'The Great Escape' (1995). It was released on 12 February 1996 as the third single from that album, charting at number seven on the UK Singles Chart. It also became a minor hit in Australia, peaking at number 95 on the ARIA Singles Chart in June 1996. The accompanying UK B-sides"The Man Who Left Himself", "Tame" and "Ludwig"demonstrated a dramatic change in style for Blur, being stark and raw, foreshadowing the stylistic shift that would realize itself on their eponymous follow-up album.

Music video



The music video which was directed by Matthew Longfellow features live footage. Whereas the previous live video promo "End of a Century" was live in picture and sound, "Stereotypes" is simply live footage edited to fit the album track recording.

Track listings



All music was composed by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James, and Dave Rowntree. All lyrics were composed by Albarn.

'UK and Australasian CD single'

# "Stereotypes"

# "The Man Who Left Himself"

# "Tame"

# "Ludwig"

'UK cassette and 7-inch pink vinyl single'

# "Stereotypes" 3:11

# "The Man Who Left Himself" 3:21

# "Tame" 4:47

'European CD single'

# "Stereotypes" 3:09

# "The Horrors" 3:17

'Italian CD single'

# "Stereotypes" 3:09

# "The Horrors" 3:17

# "A Song" 1:45

# "St. Louis" 3:12

Personnel



* Damon Albarn lead vocals, synthesizers, organ

* Graham Coxon electric guitar, backing vocals

* Alex James bass guitar

* Dave Rowntree drums

Charts



References




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