Begging You

Begging You

Infobox Single |
Name = Begging You


Artist = The Stone Roses
from Album = Second Coming
Released = November, 1995
Format = CD, cassette, vinyl record 12"
Recorded = 1993-1994
(Written 1993)
Genre = Madchester, Indie rock
Length = 4:52
Label = Geffen
Producer = Simon Dawson, Paul Schroeder
Last single = "Ten Storey Love Song"
(1995)
This single = "Begging You"
(1995)
Next single = "Crimson Tonight"
(1996)

"Begging You" is a song by The Stone Roses, released as the final single before their break-up a year later, and was the third single from the album "Second Coming". "Begging You" was released in the UK and Australia, peaking at #15 on the UK Singles Chart.

"Begging You" was a loud cacophonous track with heavy drum beats, soaring guitars, pulsing bass and apocalyptic lyrics. John Squire said that the song was loosely based on material from Public Enemy's "Fear of a Black Planet". The song also contains many references to Aesop's Fables.

Cover Artwork

John Squire designed the "Begging You" cover with the insides of floppy disks. The disks were supposedly used to teach Squire how to use samplers and sequencers for the track. Squire found the process too complicated and decided to smash the disks to use them for a piece of art instead.

Squire took the insides of the disks and set them in plaster. He arranged them in a grid motif and painted the piece with colours "borrowed" from an Edgar Degas painting. The original piece was displayed at Squire's 2004 art exhibitions and can be viewed [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/elephantstoned/sqrgn/imagepages/47.html here] .

Music video

The music video for "Begging You" featured strippers wearing masks of The Stone Roses. There were also scenes of the band playing a gig and traditional dances from various cultures. The hodgepodge of imagery was due to excessive creative freedom given by their record boss, David Geffen.

Track listing

12": [Geffen GEFST 22060]
# "Begging You (Album Version)" (4:52)
# "Begging You (Chic Mix)" (5:32)
# "Begging You (Cox's Ultimatum Mix)" (6:33)
# "Begging You (Stone Corporation Vox)" (6:24)

CS: [Geffen GFSC 22060]
# "Begging You (Album Version)" (4:52)
# "Begging You (Chic Mix)" (5:32)

CD: [Geffen GEFST 22060]
# "Begging You (Album Version)" (4:52)
# "Begging You (Lakota Mix)" (7:48)
# "Begging You (Stone Corporation Vox)" (6:24)
# "Begging You (Chic Mix)" (5:32)
# "Begging You (Young American Primitive Remix)" (5:25)

CD: [Geffen Australia GEFDM 22061 "Australian Tour Edition"]
# "Begging You (Album Version)" (4:52)
# "Begging You (Lakota Mix)" (7:48)
# "Begging You (Stone Corporation Vox)" (6:24)
# "Begging You (Chic Mix)" (5:32)
# "Begging You (Young American Primitive Remix)" (5:25)
# "Begging You (Radio Edit Version)" (3:48)

External links

* [http://www.john-squire.com/discography/disco_tsr.html The Stone Roses' discography]


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