"Cope" is a song written and performed by Gigolo Aunts

Gigolo Aunts

-Early history:The band was formed by middle school students Steve Hurley, Dave Gibbs, Phil Hurley and Paul Brouwer in 1981 in Potsdam, New York, originally known as Sniper...

. Originally available as the B-side to the independently released 1991 "Bloom" 7" single, it was released as a single in its own right in October 1992 on Fire Records and later appeared on the Gigolo Aunts' album Flippin' Out

Flippin' Out

Flippin' Out is an album by Gigolo Aunts released in October 1993 on Fire Records in the UK and April 1994 on RCA/BMG in the US. It includes the track "Where I Find My Heaven", featured on the soundtrack to 1994 comedy film, Dumb and Dumber, which helped to break the band into the charts. The US...

. In support of that album, it was released as a promo single in the US in 1994 by RCA/BMG. The promo single includes a cover of "Winsor Dam", a 1991 recording by Big Dipper

Big Dipper (band)

Big Dipper was an indie rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, USA, formed in 1985 by former members of Volcano Suns and The Embarrassment. They released 4 albums between 1987 and 1990, before splitting up...

 that did not receive its formal release until the 2008 compilation album, "Supercluster: The Big Dipper Anthology". Note that while the single attributes the writing credits for "Winsor Dam" to Goffrier/Oliphant/Michener/Waleik, other sources identify the writer of the song as Big Dipper guitarist, Gary Waleik.

Track listing

UK Single (Fire Records) Catalog Number: blaze58 (1992) Format: 7" single

1. "Cope" (Brouwer, Gibbs, Hurley, Hurley) 3:46
2. "Bloom
   Bloom (song)
   "Bloom" is a song written and performed by Gigolo Aunts. It was first released in fall 1991 as the A-side to a 7" single, backed with "Cope", on the independent Summerville label. After appearing as a track on the October 1992 "Cope" single , it was released again as a single in its own right in...
   
   " (Brouwer, Gibbs, Hurley, Hurley) 3:57

UK White Label Promo Single (Fire Records) Catalog Number: blaze58 (1992) Format: 7" single

1. "Cope" (Brouwer, Gibbs, Hurley, Hurley) 3:46
2. "Bloom
   Bloom (song)
   "Bloom" is a song written and performed by Gigolo Aunts. It was first released in fall 1991 as the A-side to a 7" single, backed with "Cope", on the independent Summerville label. After appearing as a track on the October 1992 "Cope" single , it was released again as a single in its own right in...
   
   " (Brouwer, Gibbs, Hurley, Hurley) 3:57

UK Single (Fire Records) Catalog Number: blaze58cd (1992) Format: CD single

1. "Cope" (Brouwer, Gibbs, Hurley, Hurley) 3:46
2. "Bloom
   Bloom (song)
   "Bloom" is a song written and performed by Gigolo Aunts. It was first released in fall 1991 as the A-side to a 7" single, backed with "Cope", on the independent Summerville label. After appearing as a track on the October 1992 "Cope" single , it was released again as a single in its own right in...
   
   " (Brouwer, Gibbs, Hurley, Hurley) 3:57
3. "Stark Gone" (Brouwer, Gibbs, Hurley, Hurley) 1:44
4. "That's OK" (Brouwer, Gibbs, Hurley, Hurley) 3:58

US Promo Single (RCA/BMG) Catalog Number: RDJ 62802-2 (1994) Format: CD single

1. "Cope" (Brouwer, Gibbs, Hurley, Hurley) 3:47
2. "Supernova Crush" (Brouwer, Gibbs, Hurley, Hurley) 2:16
3. "Winsor Dam" (Bill Goffrier, Jeff Oliphant, Steve Michener, Gary Waleik) 4:39