Girl from Mars

"Girl from Mars"
Single by Ash
from the album 1977
B-side
Released31 July 1995 (1995-07-31)[1]
Genre
Length3:30
LabelInfectious
Songwriter(s)Tim Wheeler
Producer(s)Owen Morris
Ash singles chronology
"Kung Fu"
(1995) 		"Girl from Mars"
(1995) 		"Angel Interceptor"
(1995)

"Girl from Mars" is a song by Northern Irish band Ash, the second to be released from their debut studio album, 1977 (1996). The song was written by Tim Wheeler when he was sixteen and was played by the band on their first Top of the Pops appearance two weeks after their A-level exams.[6] It was released on 31 July 1995 on CD, 7-inch vinyl, and cassette formats.[7] "Girl from Mars" was Ash's first top-forty single, reaching number 11 on the UK Singles Chart, number five on the Icelandic Singles Chart and number 16 on the Irish Singles Chart. It also peaked at number 86 in Australia in March 1997.

The song is featured on the greatest hits collection "Intergalactic Sonic 7″s", the soundtrack to the television program Gilmore Girls "Our Little Corner of the World", and live versions can be found on their Live at the Wireless album, the Tokyo Blitz DVD and the Numbskull EP. The track has also been used by NASA as the hold music on their telephone lines.[8]

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  2. ^ Stiernberg, Bonnie (11 June 2014). "The 50 Best Britpop Songs". Paste. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  3. ^ Roy, David (11 November 2016). "Ash's Tim Wheeler on 20 years of 1977 and becoming a Legend". The Irish News. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  4. ^ Travers, Paul (4 May 2021). "14 rock and metal songs influenced by Star Wars". Kerrang!. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  5. ^ Begrand, Adrien (9 March 2005). "Ash: Meltdown". PopMatters. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  6. ^ Heaney, Mick (2 May 2004). "A burning desire to rise from the ashes". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  7. ^ "Releases >> Girl from Mars". Ash Official. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  8. ^ "Ash head to Zennor for final stop on A-Z tour". Western Morning News. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2016.