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1st Man in Space
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Wikipedia article
"'1st Man in Space'" is a song by the English electronic music group All Seeing I, based in Sheffield. It was the third single to be released from the album 'Pickled Eggs and Sherbet' (1999).
It features vocals by Philip Oakey of The Human League on what is essentially an update of David Bowie's "Space Oddity" and Elton John's "Rocket Man" The lyrics were written by another Sheffield musician, Jarvis Cocker of Pulp.
The single reached Number 28 in the UK singles charts when released in September 1999.
Track listing
CD 1
# "1st Man in Space" (Radio Edit) (3:46)# "1st Man in Space" (Album Version) (5:00)
# "Sweet Music" (7:21)
CD 2
# "1st Man in Space" (Long Version) (5:45)# "Dirty Slapper" (6:27)
# "No Pop I" (3:14)
Personnel
* Philip Oakey - vocals
* Jarvis Cocker - lyrics, guitars
The All Seeing I
* Dean Honer - keyboards* Jason Buckle - guitars, bass
* Richard Barrett (DJ Parrot) - drums, programming
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