I'm From Further North Than You
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"I'm From Further North Than You" is a song by The Wedding Present
. It was released as the second single from the album Take Fountain
. The single was released on January 31, 2005 on CD and 7" vinyl. This was the only single from the album to be released on two formats. A music video was produced for the song, featuring David Gedge
and a woman (played by actress Annie Bergin) talking on their cell phones, in partially-animated, comic book style. Their comments are displayed throughout the video, seemingly directed at one another, until the end of the video when the two bump into each other as complete strangers, and Gedge asks her out for coffee. The video can be found on the bonus DVD from the compilation album Search for Paradise: Singles 2004-5
, released in 2006.
The single peaked at number 34 in the UK singles chart. This was their first top 40 hit for 8 years and the last so far in their career.
7" vinyl:
The Wedding Present
The Wedding Present are a British indie rock group based in Leeds, England, formed in 1985 from the ashes of the Lost Pandas. The band's music has evolved from fast-paced indie rock in the vein of their most obvious influences The Fall, Buzzcocks and Gang of Four to more varied forms...
. It was released as the second single from the album Take Fountain
Take Fountain
Take Fountain is the seventh studio album by The Wedding Present. It was released in the UK on February 14, 2005, through Scopitones Records, and a day later in the US through Manifesto Records....
. The single was released on January 31, 2005 on CD and 7" vinyl. This was the only single from the album to be released on two formats. A music video was produced for the song, featuring David Gedge
David Gedge
David Gedge is an English musician and songwriter. He is the main songwriter and vocalist in the bands The Wedding Present and Cinerama...
and a woman (played by actress Annie Bergin) talking on their cell phones, in partially-animated, comic book style. Their comments are displayed throughout the video, seemingly directed at one another, until the end of the video when the two bump into each other as complete strangers, and Gedge asks her out for coffee. The video can be found on the bonus DVD from the compilation album Search for Paradise: Singles 2004-5
Search for Paradise: Singles 2004-5
Search for Paradise: Singles 2004–5 is a compilation album by The Wedding Present, collecting the single A-sides and B-sides from the band's album Take Fountain. It was released in the US on May 16, 2006, through Manifesto Records and on May 29, 2006, in the UK through Scopitones Records...
, released in 2006.
The single peaked at number 34 in the UK singles chart. This was their first top 40 hit for 8 years and the last so far in their career.
Track listings
CD:- "I'm From Further North Than You" - 3:28
- "Rekindling" - 2:12
- "The Girl with the Curious Smile" - 4:16
7" vinyl:
- "I'm From Further North Than You" (Klee Remix) - 4:01
- "Nickels and Dimes" - 2:40