"
You Talk" is a song by
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. It is the third track and the second
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from the band's second
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. The single was released on December 3, 2007, reaching number 54 on the
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after its first week on general sale. "You Talk" is the Babyshambles' lowest placing single so far.
The video for the single has been shot in Somerset on 21 October 2007.
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designed the artwork for the single.
The acoustic versions of the songs "Carry On Up The Morning" and "UnBiloTitled" appearing as B-sides for the CD are from the
Stookie + Jim - BumFest Demos.
Pete Doherty stated in a Rolling Stone interview that it started out as a certain Velvet Underground song, The Velvet Underground song "Walk and Talk" is most likely what he is referring to.
Music video
The music video has been directed by Douglas Hart.
It features the band, getting back to nature, strolling through an autumnal Somerset forest, gazing skywards. The scene switches to a dark, crowded and somewhat claustrophobic room. There is a party going on, under a swinging, interrogation type lamp, with a group of men in business suits and the band. At various stages, Doherty appears to be flat on his back, as he observes this gathering.
There is a dark and light theme throughout the clip, with the band seen in the darkness of the forest at first and then later in the video, out in the open, in the bright sunlight.
Track listing
- "You Talk"
- "Revelations"
- "You Talk"
- "UnBiloTitled" (acoustic)
- "Carry On Up the Morning" (acoustic)
Chart performance
| Chart (2007) |
Peak
position |
| 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 ...
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54 |
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