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Details

  • Release date: 22 May 1995
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: CD (2 versions), cassette, 12" (in 1996), 7" (in 1996)
  • Recorded: January 1995 (The Town House, London) - except the acoustic versions
  • Chart position: 2 (UK)

Credits

Releases

Date Formats and catalogue numbers Notes

22 May 1995

CD1 'day-time sleeve' - CID613

CD2 'night-time sleeve' - CIDX613

Cassette - CIS613

Original UK release.

CD1 'day-time sleeve':

  1. Common People (5:51)
  2. Underwear (4:07)
  3. Common People (7" edit) (4:07)

CD2 'night-time sleeve':

  1. Common People (5:51)
  2. Razzmatazz (acoustic version) (4:05)
  3. Dogs Are Everywhere (acoustic version) (3:05)
  4. Joyriders (acoustic version) (3:31)

CD2 came with a silver Pulp sticker.

Cassette:

  1. Common People (7" edit) (4:07)
  2. Underwear (4:07)
  3. Common People (5:51)

1995

CD - PHCR8341

Japanese release.

Tracklisting:

  1. Common People (Motiv8 Radio edit)
  2. Common People (Motiv8 Club Mix)
  3. Common People (Vocoda Mix)

1995

12" vinyl - 854 465-1

German promotional release.
The remixes on tracks 1 and 2 are not available anywhere else.

Tracklisting:

  1. Common People (Doggy Disco Mix) (11:10)
  2. Common People (TTP Understand The Acid Remix) (6:42)
  3. Common People (Motiv8 Club Mix) (7:50)

1996

CD - 854 689-2

European release.

Tracklisting:

  1. Common People ('96)*
  2. Do You Remember the First Time?
  3. Babies
  4. Mile End

* Same as the 7" edit except the word 'screw' is muted.

February 1996

CD - 854 577-2

French release.

Tracklisting:

  1. Common People
  2. Whiskey in the Jar (Black Session)
  3. 59 Lyndhurst Grove (Black Session)

Black Session tracks recorded 30 October 1995 (France Inter, Paris).

20 November 1996

12" vinyl - 12IS613

7" yellow vinyl - IS613

UK vinyl release.

7":

  1. Common People
  2. Underwear

12":

  1. Common People
  2. Underwear
  3. Common People (Motiv8 Club Mix)
  4. Common People (Vocoda Mix)

Sleeve notes

There is a war in progress - don't be a casual(ty). The time to decide whose side you're on is here. Choose wisely. Stay alive in '95.

Promotional video

Details here.

Charts and sales

UK Singles Chart

Week Date Position
1 3 June '95 2
2 10 June '95 2
3 17 June '95 3
4 24 June '95 6
5 1 July '95 11
6 8 July '95 13
7 15 July '95 18
8 22 July '95 23
9 29 July '95 31
10 5 August '95 38
11 12 August '95 46
12 19 August '95 60
13 26 August '95 71

UK Sales Awards

Award Copies sold* Date
Silver 200,000 1 July 95

* Awards are based on wholesale rather than retail sales.

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