Pumping on Your Stereo

Infobox Single
Name = Pumping on Your Stereo


Border = yes
Artist = Supergrass
B-side = "You'll Never Walk Again"
Album = Supergrass
Released = 24 May, 1999 (UK)
Format = CD, 7" vinyl, TC
Recorded = Ridgefarm Studios,
Sawmills Studio 1998
Genre = Britpop
Length = 03:21
Label = Parlophone
Writer = Supergrass & Rob Coombes
Producer = Supergrass
John Cornfield
Last single = "Late in the Day"
(1997)
This single = "Pumping on Your Stereo"
(1999)
Next single = "Moving"
(1999)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate Cover


Lower caption = CD 2 single cover

"Pumping on Your Stereo" is a song by Supergrass, released as their first single from their self-titled third album, "Supergrass" (1999). The single reached #11 in the UK Singles Chart [ [http://www.strangeones.co.uk/music/45_09.htm The Strange Ones Supergrass Site ] ] [ [http://www.music-city.org/Supergrass/biography/ Supergrass biography : beginnings, career, success] ] .

Mick Quinn said in regards to the recording of the song; "There were certain instances where Danny didn't hit the snare [drum] loud enough so we all had to clap over the snare. In the end it sounds like [David] Bowie." [ [http://portable-infinite.blogspot.com/2006/02/blast-from-past-2000-supergrass.html The portable-infinite: Blast from the PAST 2000: SUPERGRASS ] ]

Danny Goffey: "It came about when we were just in our rehearsal studio and we all started singing it over three chords. It's quite easy to play. The easier the song is to play, the better we play it. It just happened really quickly. It was one of those songs that just comes together in 10 minutes." [ [http://www.strangeones.co.uk/press/articles/mm990417.htm The Strange Ones Supergrass Site ] ]

Supergrass can be heard applauding themselves and whooping at the end of the recording.

The song features in the movie Road Trip.

Track listing

CD1 CDRS6518
#"Pumping on Your Stereo" (3:21)
#"You'll Never Walk Again" (2:16)
*"That [You'll Never Walk Again] was just a demo we did on our eight-track," says Danny. "It's just the three of us around the mic. It's about the riots at France '98, the World Cup. It's just a really stupid song. It just happened. Probably either Gaz or Micky started singing it and we all joined in. Then we overdubbed some stupid cowbells on it." [ [http://www.strangeones.co.uk/press/articles/mm990417.htm The Strange Ones Supergrass Site ] ] 3. "Sick" (3:40)

CD2 CDR6518
#"Pumping on Your Stereo" (3:21)
#"What a Shame" (2:44)
#"Lucky (No Fear)" (3:13)LTD. ED. Green 7" R6518 / TC TCR6518
#"Pumping on Your Stereo" (3:21)
#"You'll Never Walk Again" (2:16)

Music Video

*Director: Hammer & Tongs

The video, directed by Hammer & Tongs, shows the band with their heads on Muppet-like puppet bodies, playing equally muppet-like instruments in a black room. Floating pink feather boas, Moai heads and fireworks are also seen through the duration of the video. The band members remove their heads from their bodies in the video, and as the song finishes Danny Goffey's head can be seen rolling across the floor, until it stops and he moans "Can we go home now?"

Mick Quinn described how the video came about; "It's pretty straightforward really. We couldn't use our regular directors [Dom and Nic] because they were too busy doing another video. We looked around for some other directors, and we came up with Gus Jennings, who had worked with other people like Bentley Rhythm Aces. The puppets was his idea. It looked like the most interesting thing to do." [ [http://portable-infinite.blogspot.com/2006/02/blast-from-past-2000-supergrass.html The portable-infinite: Blast from the PAST 2000: SUPERGRASS ] ]

ingle Artwork

*Photography: Nick Veasey

The single artwork is a photograph of the internal workings of a stereo, in fitting with the song's title. The 2nd CD of the CD release has the same cover design as the other formats, apart from the colours which have been altered to produce a more pinkish hue.

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