Angel Interceptor
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"Angel Interceptor" is a song by Ash
, released as the third single from their album 1977 on 9 October 1995. It was released as a single CD, a 7" vinyl, and as a cassette.
"Angel Interceptor" was quite successful for Ash, giving them their second Top 20 hit, reaching number 14 in the UK singles chart
. It can also be found on Ash's greatest hits collection, "Intergalactic Sonic 7″s", and a live version of the song can be found on the "Tokyo Blitz" DVD.
Interestingly, this song is meant to be one of the reasons Ash believed they needed a fourth, female member. Originally, the track's high-pitched backing vocals were performed by drummer Rick McMurray, but the band were unsatisfied with them.
The B-side, "5am Eternal" is thought to be one of Ash's stranger ones. It starts with wind-up toy noises, and consists of lyrics, with blurry vocals, centred around strange sound effects, with synth effects as well.
"Gimme Some Truth" is a cover of the electro-pop version of the John Lennon song from his "Imagine
" album, originally performed by John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band
.
This single became Ash's second "NME
Single of the Week".
The Japanese version of the single contained 5 B-sides: "Girl From Mars
" and "Cantina Band" from the "Girl From Mars" single, "Kung Fu
" and "Luther Ingo's Star Cruiser" from the "Kung Fu" single, and "Gimme Some Truth" from the "Angel Interceptor" single. The Japanese release also came with picture sleeves, lyrics and an obi-strip.
The video for the song was directed by Ash themselves, and put a high level of input into the video. It mainly consists of them playing in a yellow room, and occasionally messing about with stuff in the room. References to angels and rockets are occasionally made, such as a silhouette of an angel on a book at the start, and the fact Tim reads a book on astrophysics.
Japanese CD Release
Ash (band)
Ash are an alternative rock band that formed in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland in 1992. The band has sold 8 million albums worldwide.-Band beginning, Trailer and 1977 :...
, released as the third single from their album 1977 on 9 October 1995. It was released as a single CD, a 7" vinyl, and as a cassette.
"Angel Interceptor" was quite successful for Ash, giving them their second Top 20 hit, reaching number 14 in the UK singles chart
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 ...
. It can also be found on Ash's greatest hits collection, "Intergalactic Sonic 7″s", and a live version of the song can be found on the "Tokyo Blitz" DVD.
Interestingly, this song is meant to be one of the reasons Ash believed they needed a fourth, female member. Originally, the track's high-pitched backing vocals were performed by drummer Rick McMurray, but the band were unsatisfied with them.
The B-side, "5am Eternal" is thought to be one of Ash's stranger ones. It starts with wind-up toy noises, and consists of lyrics, with blurry vocals, centred around strange sound effects, with synth effects as well.
"Gimme Some Truth" is a cover of the electro-pop version of the John Lennon song from his "Imagine
Imagine (album)
Imagine is the second album by John Lennon. Recorded and released in 1971, the album tended toward songs that were gentler, more commercial and less avant-garde than those on his critically acclaimed previous album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. The album is considered the most popular of his works...
" album, originally performed by John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band
The Plastic Ono Band
The Plastic Ono Band is a conceptual supergroup formed by John Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1969 before the dissolution of the Beatles. Among the various other members of the band were Eric Clapton, artist Klaus Voormann, future Yes drummer Alan White, Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett, & friends, the Who's...
.
This single became Ash's second "NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
Single of the Week".
The Japanese version of the single contained 5 B-sides: "Girl From Mars
Girl From Mars
"Girl from Mars" is a single by Northern Ireland band Ash, the second to be released from the album 1977. It was released on 31 July 1995 on CD, a 7" vinyl, and as a cassette...
" and "Cantina Band" from the "Girl From Mars" single, "Kung Fu
Kung Fu (song)
"Kung Fu" is a song by Ash, released as the first single from their album 1977 on 20 March 1995 - as a CD single, limited edition 7”, and standard 7” vinyl....
" and "Luther Ingo's Star Cruiser" from the "Kung Fu" single, and "Gimme Some Truth" from the "Angel Interceptor" single. The Japanese release also came with picture sleeves, lyrics and an obi-strip.
The video for the song was directed by Ash themselves, and put a high level of input into the video. It mainly consists of them playing in a yellow room, and occasionally messing about with stuff in the room. References to angels and rockets are occasionally made, such as a silhouette of an angel on a book at the start, and the fact Tim reads a book on astrophysics.
Track listing
UK CD / 7"- "Angel Interceptor" (McMurray/Wheeler)
- "5am Eternal" (Wheeler)
- "Gimme Some Truth" (John LennonJohn LennonJohn Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
)
Japanese CD Release
- "Angel Interceptor" (McMurray/Wheeler)
- "Girl From Mars" (Wheeler)
- "Kung Fu" (Wheeler)
- "Gimme Some Truth" (John LennonJohn LennonJohn Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
) - "Cantina Band" (John WilliamsJohn WilliamsJohn Towner Williams is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. In a career spanning almost six decades, he has composed some of the most recognizable film scores in the history of motion pictures, including the Star Wars saga, Jaws, Superman, the Indiana Jones films, E.T...
) - "Luther Ingo's Star Cruiser" ((Hamilton/Wheeler)