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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Legal Man
| cover = Belle & Sebastian - Legal Man.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Belle and Sebastian
| album =
| B-side =
* "Judy Is a Dick Slap"
* "Winter Wooskie"
| released =
| recorded =
| studio = CaVa (Glasgow, Scotland)
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 2:42
| label =
* Jeepster
* Matador
* Spunk
| writer = Belle and Sebastian
| producer =
* Tony Doogan
* Belle and Sebastian
| next_title = Jonathan David
| next_year = 2001
| misc =
}}
"'Legal Man'" is the debut single of Scottish indie pop band Belle and Sebastian. The track features Isobel Campbell, Sarah Martin, and Rozanne Suarez (credited as the Maisonettes) on vocals and Snow Patrol drummer Jonny Quinn on congas. The cover artworkdesigned by Andrew Symingtonfeatures band members Stevie Jackson and Campbell along with Adrienne Payne and Suarez. Two B-sides were released with the single: "Judy Is a Dick Slap", an instrumental, and "Winter Wooskie", which was the last time bass player Stuart David sang lead vocals before departing the band in 2000.
"Legal Man" was released in May 2000, first in the United States on 16 May, then in the United Kingdom six days later. It reached number 15 on the UK Singles Chart, number 10 in Norway, number 46 in Sweden, and number 50 in Ireland. In Canada, the track reached number four on Nielsen SoundScan's Canadian Singles Chart. The song's music video was directed by Campbell.
B-sides
"Judy Is a Dick Slap" is the first instrumental released by the band while "Winter Wooskie" is the third and final song featuring lead vocals from former bass player Stuart David, who left the band in 2000. All three tracks from the single were later collected on the 'Push Barman to Open Old Wounds' compilation.
Track listings
All songs are written by Belle and Sebastian.
'CD single'
# "Legal Man" 2:42
# "Judy Is a Dick Slap" 4:05
# "Winter Wooskie" 2:41
'7-inch single'
:A. "Legal Man"
:B. "Winter Wooskie"
'12-inch single'
:A. "Legal Man" 2:41
:B. "Judy Is a Dick Slap" 4:41
Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from the UK 7-inch single sleeve and disc notes.
'Studio'
* Recorded at CaVa Studios (Glasgow, Scotland)
'Personnel'
* Belle and Sebastian writing, production
* The Maisonettes vocals
* Rozanne Suarez vocals, cover star
* Jonny Quinn congas
* Tony Doogan production, recording
* Willie Deans recording assistant
* Ian Grier recording assistant
* Stevie Jackson cover star
* Isobel Campbell cover star
* Adrienne Payne cover star
* Katrina House back cover star
* Andrew Symington cover design
Charts
Release history
References
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