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Electric Man

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"Electric Man (EP 13)"

SinglebyMansun

from the album Little Kix

B-side

I Can Only Disappoint U (Perfecto Mix)"

Released

6 November 2000 (UK)
13 December 2000 (Japan)

Recorded

2000, Astoria on the River Thames

Genre

alternative rock, symphonic rock

Length

5:21
4:18 (Single Edit)

Label

Parlophone (UK)
Toshiba EMI (Japan)

Songwriter(s)

Paul Draper

Producer(s)

Hugh Padgham, Mike Hunter (co-producer)

Mansun singles chronology

"I Can Only Disappoint U"
(2000)

"Electric Man (EP 13)"
(2000)

"Fool"
(2001)

"Electric Man" is a song by the English alternative rock band Mansun. The song was written by band-leader Paul Draper. It was recorded and produced by Hugh Padgham with co-producer Michael Hunter during sessions for the group's third studio album. The song was released as the second single in 2000 from the group's third album, Little Kix. The single disappointed commercially reaching the modest peak of #23 on the UK Singles Chart.^[1]

The music video for "Electric Man" was directed by Grant Gee.

Draper largely disowned the song along with the majority of Mansun's third album. In the liner-notes to Legacy: The Best of Mansun, Draper remarks that the song was his attempt to 'lighten up' after the insular Six album: 'Where can we go next after Six? I Know! Vaudeville, The 50s, The Beach Boys....Morecambe and Wise?! This track is my homage to Eric and Ernie.'

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Paul Draper; except where indicated

UK CD one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Electric Man (Single Edit)"		4:18
2.	"The Drifters"		4:33
3.	"The Apartment"	Paul Draper, Dominic Chad	4:11

UK CD two (Includes a free poster)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Electric Man (Album Version)"		5:21
2.	"I Can Only Disappoint U (Perfecto Club Mix)"	Paul Draper, Dominic Chad	6:37
3.	"Electric Man (Acoustic Version)"		4:38

UK 12" vinyl
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Electric Man"		5:21
2.	"I Can Only Disappoint U (Perfecto Club Mix)"	Paul Draper, Dominic Chad	6:37
3.	"I Can Only Disappoint U (Perfecto Instrumental)"	Paul Draper, Dominic Chad

Japan CD EP
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Electric Man (Single Edit)"		4:18
2.	"The Drifters"		4:33
3.	"The Apartment"	Paul Draper, Dominic Chad	4:11
4.	"Electric Man (Acoustic Version)"		4:38

Personnel[edit]

Mansun

Paul Draper – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards
Dominic Chad – electric guitar, backing vocals, piano
Stove King – bass
Andie Rathbone – drums, percussion

Production

Hugh Padgham – producer (all tracks except "The Apartment")
Mike Hunter - producer ("The Apartment" and The Drifters"), co-producer (all tracks except "The Apartment" and The Drifters"), mixing ("The Apartment" and The Drifters")
Mark 'Spike' Stent – mixing (all tracks except "The Apartment" and The Drifters")
Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne - remix (I Can Only Disappoint U (both mixes))
Andy Gray (for 140 dB) - programming (I Can Only Disappoint U (both mixes))
Anton Corbijn – photography
Alex Hutchinson (at Free Barrabas!) - design

Chart positions[edit]

Chart (2000)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart^[2]	23
Scottish Singles Chart^[3]	32

References[edit]

^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 348. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

^ "UK Chartlog". zobbel.de. Retrieved 7 April 2010.

^ "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. 2000-11-12. Retrieved 2016-09-19.

v t e Mansun
Paul Draper Dominic Chad Stove King Andie Rathbone Carlton Hibbert Mark Swinnerton Julian Fenton
Studio albums	Attack of the Grey Lantern Six Little Kix Kleptomania
Compilations	Legacy: The Best Of
Singles	"Take It Easy Chicken" "Skin Up Pin Up / Flourella" "Egg Shaped Fred" "Stripper Vicar" "Wide Open Space" "She Makes My Nose Bleed" "Taxloss" "Closed for Business" "Legacy" "Being a Girl" "Negative" "Six" "I Can Only Disappoint U" "Electric Man" "Fool" "Slipping Away"
Related articles	Discography

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