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"Help the Aged" is a song by British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 alternative rock
Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. Alternative rock consists of various subgenres that have emerged from the independent music scene since the 1980s, such as Grunge music, Britpop, gothic rock, and indie pop....
 band Pulp
Pulp (band)

Pulp were an England alternative rock band formed in Sheffield in 1978 by Jarvis Cocker . They were originally known as "Arabacus Pulp," but this was shortened a year later....
, and was released November 10, 1997 as the lead single from their 1998 album This Is Hardcore
This Is Hardcore

This Is Hardcore is an album by England band Pulp , first released in March 1998 in music. It came three years after their breakthrough album, Different Class, and was eagerly anticipated....
. The single charted at #8 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being printed in Music Week magazine , ChartsPlus , and published online on various sites ....
 (see 1997 in British music
1997 in British music

This is a summary of 1997 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year....
), becoming the band's fifth consecutive top ten single.

B-side "Tomorrow Never Lies" was intended to be used as the theme to the James Bond
James Bond

James Bond 007 is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections....
 film Tomorrow Never Dies
Tomorrow Never Dies

Tomorrow Never Dies is the eighteenth spy film in the James Bond James Bond , and the second to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional character Secret Intelligence Service agent James Bond ....
. The song was ultimately rejected in favour of a song
Tomorrow Never Dies (song)

"Tomorrow Never Dies" is a song by Sheryl Crow, which was the theme song to the 18th James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies. The song, co-written by Crow, became her fifth UK Top 20 hit, peaking at #12 in 1997....
 by Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow

Sheryl Suzanne Crow is an United States singer-songwriter and musician. Her music blends rock music, country music, pop music and folk music, into one mainstream sound, and she has won nine Grammy Awards....
, and was renamed after the film's working title.






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"Help the Aged" is a song by British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 alternative rock
Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. Alternative rock consists of various subgenres that have emerged from the independent music scene since the 1980s, such as Grunge music, Britpop, gothic rock, and indie pop....
 band Pulp
Pulp (band)

Pulp were an England alternative rock band formed in Sheffield in 1978 by Jarvis Cocker . They were originally known as "Arabacus Pulp," but this was shortened a year later....
, and was released November 10, 1997 as the lead single from their 1998 album This Is Hardcore
This Is Hardcore

This Is Hardcore is an album by England band Pulp , first released in March 1998 in music. It came three years after their breakthrough album, Different Class, and was eagerly anticipated....
. The single charted at #8 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being printed in Music Week magazine , ChartsPlus , and published online on various sites ....
 (see 1997 in British music
1997 in British music

This is a summary of 1997 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year....
), becoming the band's fifth consecutive top ten single.

B-side "Tomorrow Never Lies" was intended to be used as the theme to the James Bond
James Bond

James Bond 007 is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections....
 film Tomorrow Never Dies
Tomorrow Never Dies

Tomorrow Never Dies is the eighteenth spy film in the James Bond James Bond , and the second to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional character Secret Intelligence Service agent James Bond ....
. The song was ultimately rejected in favour of a song
Tomorrow Never Dies (song)

"Tomorrow Never Dies" is a song by Sheryl Crow, which was the theme song to the 18th James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies. The song, co-written by Crow, became her fifth UK Top 20 hit, peaking at #12 in 1997....
 by Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow

Sheryl Suzanne Crow is an United States singer-songwriter and musician. Her music blends rock music, country music, pop music and folk music, into one mainstream sound, and she has won nine Grammy Awards....
, and was renamed after the film's working title. The original version of the song, with the name "Tomorrow Never Dies," finally surfaced on the bonus disc of the This Is Hardcore
This Is Hardcore

This Is Hardcore is an album by England band Pulp , first released in March 1998 in music. It came three years after their breakthrough album, Different Class, and was eagerly anticipated....
 special edition in 2006.

During Da Ali G Show
Da Ali G Show

Da Ali G Show is the name of two related Satire TV series starring Great Britain comedian Sacha Baron Cohen and featuring the character Ali G....
, Jarvis Cocker
Jarvis Cocker

Jarvis Branson Cocker is an England musician, best known for fronting the band Pulp . Through his work with the band, Cocker became one of the key players in the Britpop movement of the mid-1990s....
 sang the song which transisted into Ali G
Ali G

Ali G is a satire fictional character invented and played by England comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. Originally appearing on Channel 4's The Eleven O'Clock Show, Ali G was the title character of Channel 4's Da Ali G Show, original episodes of which aired on HBO in 2003-2004, and was the title character of the film Ali G Indahouse....
's urban take.

Track listing

CD:
  1. "Help the Aged"
  2. "Tomorrow Never Lies"
  3. "Laughing Boy"


7" vinyl:
  1. "Help the Aged"
  2. "Tomorrow Never Lies"