Beetlebum

"Beetlebum"
Single by Blur
from the album Blur
B-side	"All Your Life" "A Spell (For Money)" "Woodpigeon Song" "Dancehall"
Released	20 January 1997 (1997-01-20)
Genre	Pop rock[1]
Length	5:05
Label	Food Parlophone
Composer(s)	Damon Albarn Graham Coxon Alex James Dave Rowntree
Lyricist(s)	Damon Albarn
Producer(s)	Stephen Street
Blur singles chronology
"Charmless Man" (1996) "Beetlebum" (1997) "Song 2" (1997)
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"Beetlebum" on YouTube
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"Beetlebum" is a song by English alternative rock band Blur. It was released on 20 January 1997 as the lead single from the band's eponymous fifth album, Blur (1997). Written about Blur frontman Damon Albarn's experiences with heroin, the song features Beatles-influenced music and a mood that Albarn described as "sleepy" and "sexy". Despite fears of the song's uncommercial nature, the single debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Blur's second track to top the chart. It has since appeared on several Blur compilations.