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The Beautiful Occupation
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Wikipedia article
"'The Beautiful Occupation'" is the second single from Scottish indie rock band Travis' fourth studio album, '12 Memories'. The single peaked at #48 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming their worst performing single to date. The song was written by frontman Fran Healy and is a reflection of the anti-war sentiments of the War on Iraq,[https://www.antiwarsongs.org/canzone.php?lang=en&id=6094 Anti War Songs: The Beautiful Occupation] AntiWarSongs.com also carrying serious criticism to the invasion itself.[http://www.indielondon.co.uk/music/mu_travis_beaut_occup.html Travis name The Beautiful Occupation as their next single] IndieLondon
"The Beautiful Occupation" is available free at the Peace Not War site.[http://www.peace-not-war.org/ PeaceNotWar.org]
Track listing
* 'UK CD1'
# "The Beautiful Occupation" - 3:47
# "The Score" - 4:19
# "I Don't Mean To Get High" - 2:58
* 'UK CD2'
# "The Beautiful Occupation" - 3:47
# "Distraction" - 4:11
# "Back In The Day" - 3:23
* '7" Vinyl'
# "The Beautiful Occupation" - 3:47
# "I Don't Mean To Get High" - 2:58
* 'Minidisc'
# "The Beautiful Occupation" - 3:47
# "Enemy" - 3:22
Charts
References
Category:2003 singles
Category:Travis (band) songs
Category:Songs written by Fran Healy (musician)
Category:Song recordings produced by Tchad Blake
Category:2001 songs
Category:Independiente (record label) singles
Category:Songs of the Iraq War
Category:Anti-war songs
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