Statuesque
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"Statuesque" is a song by English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 Britpop band
Britpop
Britpop is a subgenre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. Britpop emerged from the British independent music scene of the early 1990s and was characterised by bands influenced by British guitar pop music of the 1960s and 1970s...

 Sleeper
Sleeper (band)
Sleeper were a British Britpop band in the 1990s fronted by Louise Wener. The band had eight UK Top 40 hit singles and three UK Top 10 albums. Their music was also featured in the soundtrack of Trainspotting.-Career:...

, written by the band's vocalist and guitarist Louise Wener
Louise Wener
Louise Jane Wener is an English writer and singer, formerly of the band Sleeper. Sleeper recorded three full length albums: Smart, The It Girl, and Pleased to Meet You...

. It was the fourth and final single to be released from their second album The It Girl
The It Girl (album)
The It Girl is the second studio album by English Britpop band Sleeper, first released in May 1996 . It was their most successful album, selling over 300,000 copies in England alone.-Track listing:...

in 1996 (see 1996 in British music
1996 in British music
This is a summary of 1996 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.-Summary:This year saw the start of an increase in the number of number 1 singles. 24 hit the top spot this year, the highest since 1980, which had an equal number.The first number 1 single of the...

). It also appears on the second Trainspotting soundtrack
Trainspotting (soundtrack)
-Trainspotting #2: Music from the Motion Picture, Vol. #2:-Complete soundtrack list:The following is a complete list of songs that appear in Trainspotting in order of appearance:#"Lust for Life" - Iggy Pop#"Carmen Suite No.2" - Georges Bizet...

, released in 1997.

Releases

Cover Information
"Statuesque" CD 1
SLEEP 014CD1
  1. "Statuesque"
  2. "She's A Sweetheart"
  3. "Spies"
    • Released: 23 September 1996
    • Writer: Louise Wener
    • Producer: Stephen Street
"Statuesque" CD 2
SLEEP 014CD2
  1. "Statuesque"
  2. "Statuesque (Remix)"
  3. "Other End of the Telescope"
  4. "Atomic
    Atomic (song)
    "Atomic" is a song by the American New Wave band Blondie, written by Debbie Harry and Jimmy Destri and produced by Mike Chapman. It was released as the third single from the band's 1979 album Eat to the Beat.-Song information:...

    (Remix)"
    • Released: 23 September 1996
    • Writer: Louise Wener
    • Producer: Stephen Street
"Statuesque" 7"
SLEEP 014
  1. "Statuesque"
  2. "She's A Sweetheart"
  3. "Spies"

Gatefold with free poster

Limited to 10,000 copies
  • Released: 23 September 1996
  • Writer: Louise Wener
  • Producer: Stephen Street
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