"Oh Jim" was the third single by the band Gay Dad

Gay Dad

In 2001 the leading single from Transmission - "Now Always and Forever" - was released. It fell just short of the Top 40 in the UK Singles Chart. An extensive UK tour was followed by a limited edition single "Harder, Faster". The third single "Transmission" was released just before the album came...

 released in 1999. The single version released for airplay is a different and earlier recording of the track that appears on the album.

A-Side

The song is essentially a Lamenting rock ballad. It has the been suggested it is a gay love song or about Jim Irvin from the Furniture

Furniture (band)

Furniture was a British pop band, active from 1979 to 1991 and best known for their 1986 Top 30 hit "Brilliant Mind". Since its break-up, the band has retained a certain cult appeal, partly due to a continuing high reputation for songwriting and partly due to the nature of the band's career...

, who had previously worked with the group, both have been denied. In fact in an interview with VH1 Cliff Jones reveals that the lyrics were inspired by a legal wrangle with David Gilmour over Jones's unauthorized book "Another Brick in the Wall: The Stories Behind Every Pink Floyd Song."

Video

The music video for the A-side was filmed in Lebanon and follows a space traveller (Cliff Jones) on an exploratory mission. To give the video a post-apocalyptic feel if was filmed in Beirut at a bombed out Holiday Inn

Holiday Inn

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. During filming the party were surrounded by Lebanese Soldiers armed with Sub Machine guns and were only allowed to continue after interrogation and "a few greased palms". The video was directed by Adam Berg

Adam Berg (director)

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Track listing

CD1

1. "Oh Jim" (Alternative Version) - 2:50
2. "UVA" - 4:25
3. "Bingo Nation" - 3:32

CD2

1. "Oh Jim" (Album Version) - 2:46
2. "Lieb Ist Fur Immer" - 8:00
3. "To Earth with Love
   To Earth With Love
   "To Earth with Love" was the debut single by Gay Dad released in January 1999 it peaked at Number 10 in the UK Charts. A demo version was featured as single of the week in 1998 on the Mark and Lard show.-Track listing:CD1...
   
    (Demo)" 3:32

Cassette

1. "Oh Jim"
2. "Bingo Nation" - 3:32

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	47