"On Your Own" is a song by Blur

Blur (band)

Blur is an English alternative rock band. Formed in London in 1989 as Seymour, the group consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Blur's debut album Leisure incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing...

. It was released as a single on 16 June 1997, and can also be found on the album Blur. It charted at #5 on the UK singles chart

UK Singles Chart

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 (see 1997 in British music

1997 in British music

This is a summary of 1997 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.-Summary:Oasis released their highly anticipated 3rd album, Be Here Now, on the 21st August . It sold 695,761 copies in its first three days to become the fastest selling album in UK history...

). The song is notable for its use of a Roland 606 drum machine, Dave Rowntree

Dave Rowntree

David Alexander De Horne Rowntree is an English solicitor, musician, animator, and political activist. He is best known as the drummer of the alternative rock band Blur...

 also uses one in the promo video. The song is used in The Beach

The Beach (film)

The Beach is a 2000 adventure drama film directed by Danny Boyle and based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Alex Garland, which was adapted for the film by John Hodge. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and features Tilda Swinton, Robert Carlyle, Virginie Ledoyen and Guillaume Canet...

B-Sides

The B-sides were all recorded at John Peel

John Peel

John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...

's home studio; Peel Acres. They were previously broadcast on BBC Radio 1 on 8 May 1997. An extensive interview was also broadcast, but is currently commercially unavailable. Stickered copies of CD1 and the white vinyl 7" featured the text 'includes POPSCENE'. This is because "Popscene

Popscene

"Popscene" is a song by English alternative rock band Blur. It was released 30 March 1992 as a single. The low chart placing came as a confidence blow for the band, who were struggling financially at the time...

" did not appear on the UK version of Modern Life is Rubbish

Modern Life Is Rubbish

Modern Life Is Rubbish is the second album by English alternative rock band Blur, released in May 1993. Although their debut album Leisure had been commercially successful, Blur faced a severe media backlash soon after its release, and fell out of public favour...

and was, therefore, rare and sought after by fans until its inclusion on Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur

Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur

Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur is a two-disc compilation album by Blur, released by EMI Records on . Designed as a sampler for casual listeners, and with a greater focus on the band's career highlights rather than their hit singles, it is Blur's second retrospective collection, succeeding...

. The version that appears here merges into "Song 2". All of Blur's Peel Sessions were later released on the second disc of the Japan only compilation Bustin' & Dronin', an album that features three versions of "On Your Own".

Track listing

• White 7"

1. "On Your Own"
2. "Popscene
   Popscene
   "Popscene" is a song by English alternative rock band Blur. It was released 30 March 1992 as a single. The low chart placing came as a confidence blow for the band, who were struggling financially at the time...
   
   " (live at Peel Acres)
3. "Song 2
   Song 2
   "Song 2" is a song by English alternative rock band Blur, the second track on and second single released from their fifth album Blur in April 1997...
   
   " (live at Peel Acres)

• CD1

1. "On Your Own"
2. "Popscene
   Popscene
   "Popscene" is a song by English alternative rock band Blur. It was released 30 March 1992 as a single. The low chart placing came as a confidence blow for the band, who were struggling financially at the time...
   
   " (live at Peel Acres)
3. "Song 2
   Song 2
   "Song 2" is a song by English alternative rock band Blur, the second track on and second single released from their fifth album Blur in April 1997...
   
   " (live at Peel Acres)
4. "On Your Own" (live at Peel Acres)

• CD2

1. "On Your Own"
2. "Chinese Bombs" (live at Peel Acres)
3. "Movin' On" (live at Peel Acres)
4. "M.O.R.
   M.O.R.
   "M.O.R." is a song by English alternative rock band Blur, from their eponymous album, Blur. "M.O.R." reached number 15 in the UK singles chart on its release as a single in 1997....
   
   " (live at Peel Acres)

• Australia CD (On Your Own/Popscene)

1. "On Your Own"
2. "Popscene
   Popscene
   "Popscene" is a song by English alternative rock band Blur. It was released 30 March 1992 as a single. The low chart placing came as a confidence blow for the band, who were struggling financially at the time...
   
   "
3. "Death of a Party" (well blurred remix)
4. "Death of a Party" (billy whisker's mix)

Production credits

• "On Your Own" produced by Stephen Street
• "Popscene" produced by Steve Lovell