Common People

"Common People"
Single by Pulp
from the album Different Class
B-side"Underwear"
Released22 May 1995 (1995-05-22)
StudioThe Town House, London
Genre
Length5:50
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Chris Thomas
Pulp singles chronology
"The Sisters EP"
(1994) 		"Common People"
(1995) 		"Mis-Shapes" / "Sorted for E's & Wizz"
(1995)
Music video
"Common People" on YouTube

"Common People" is a 1995 song by English alternative rock band Pulp. It is the leading single from their fifth studio album Different Class. It went to number 2 in the United Kingdom and Scotland, number 65 in Australia, number 77 in Germany, number 49 in France, number 4 in Sweden and number 5 in Norway. It was covered by William Shatner in 2004.

Track listings

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All songs were written and composed by Jarvis Cocker, Nick Banks, Steve Mackey, Russell Senior and Candida Doyle except where noted.

UK CD1 and cassette single[2][3]

  1. "Common People" (full-length version) – 5:51
  2. "Underwear" – 4:07
  3. "Common People" (7-inch edit) – 4:07

UK CD2[4]

  1. "Common People" (full-length version) – 5:51
  2. "Razzmatazz" (acoustic version) – 4:05
  3. "Dogs Are Everywhere" (acoustic version) (Jarvis Cocker, Russell Senior, Candida Doyle, Magnus Doyle, Peter Mansell) – 3:05
  4. "Joyriders" (acoustic version) – 3:31

UK 7-inch yellow vinyl single[5]

  1. "Common People" (7-inch edit) – 4:07
  2. "Underwear" – 4:07

US 12-inch vinyl promo

  1. "Common People" (Motiv8 Club Mix) – 7:50
  2. "Common People" (The Vocoda Mix) – 6:18
  3. "Common People" (Motiv8 Radio Edit) – 5:02
  4. "Common People" (Full Length Version) – 5:49
  5. "Common People" (7" Edit) – 4:07

References

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  1. ↑ Petridis, Alexis (17 November 2022). "The 70 greatest No 2 singles – ranked!". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  2. ↑ Common People (UK CD1 liner notes). Pulp. Island Records. 1995. CID 613, 854329-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ↑ Common People (UK cassette single sleeve). Pulp. Island Records. 1995. CIS 613, 854329-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ Common People (UK CD2 liner notes). Pulp. Island Records. 1995. CIDX 613, 854341-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ Common People (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Pulp. Island Records. 1996. ISC 613, 858 404-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)