Numbskull
"Numbskull" is a limited single from Ash, released on 26 April 1999 on Infectious Records. It was the third single from their album Nu-Clear Sounds, and it came out as an individually numbered run of 5,000 copies, on CD and as a double 7" set. The song itself sits at track seven on the album, which first appeared on 5 October 1998.
It arrived between 1977 and Free All Angels in the band's run of studio albums, so it catches them in the Nu-Clear Sounds era. The video, directed by Darran Tiernan, drew controversy for its graphic content, with band members shown in sex scenes involving sadomasochism, alongside nudity, self-mutilation and drug use. The song later turned up again as the closing track on Intergalactic Sonic 7″s, released on 9 September 2002, which makes this a handy way in for anyone collecting the singles.
Numbskull: tracklist and credits
4 tracks · 13:01Tracklist
- Disc 1
- 1NumbskullMark Hamilton and Tim Wheeler3:11
- 2BlewKurt Cobain3:16
- Disc 2
- 1Who You Drivin' Now?Arm, Lukin, Peters, Turner2:02
- 2Jesus Says (evening session)4:32
- Produced by
- Ash, Chris Kimsey, Owen Morris
- Recorded at
- Astoria, Rockfield Studios
- Recorded
- 1998
- Mixed by
- Ash, Owen Morris
- Engineered by
- Nick Brine, Damon Innings, Sorrel Marchant, David Nicholas
- Label
- Infectious Records
- Length
- 13:01
Line-up
- Mark Hamilton · electric bass guitar · guest
- Charlotte Hatherley · guitar, vocals · guest
- Rick McMurray · drums (drum set) · guest
- Tim Wheeler · guitar, vocals · guest
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 26 April 1999 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 26 April 1999 | |
| Wikidata | 1999 | |
| UK / Europe release | 26 April 1999 | earliest UK or European date |
2 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 April 1999 | GB | Infectious Records | 5026854006277 | original |
| 26 April 1999 | GB | Infectious Records | 5026854006222 | original |
Cover art sources
fanarttv · upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| fanarttv ✓ | 1000×1000 | upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50) |
| coverartarchive | 500×494 | upscaled |