Outlaw (Olive song)
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"Outlaw" is a song written by Tim Kellett
and Robin Taylor-Firth
and performed by Olive
on their 1996 album Extra Virgin
. It was released as the follow-up to the group's number one single You're Not Alone
. The single charted at number fourteen in the UK Singles Chart
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The lyric concerns a woman's discovery that her boyfriend has been sleeping with another man. The main chorus couplet - "Couldn't you have told me before? / I would have loved you so much more" - suggests that her problem is not so much that her boyfriend is gay
or bisexual, but simply that he lied to her about himself, and that under other circumstances they could have been good friends.
Tim Kellett
Tim Kellett is an English musician, songwriter and record producer.-Biography:Kellett has worked in the British music industry for the past twenty five years...
and Robin Taylor-Firth
Robin Taylor-Firth
Robin Taylor-Firth is a British musician and label owner, notable for performance, songwriting and production on various projects including Nightmares on Wax, Olive, Backyard Dog, and BudNubac....
and performed by Olive
Olive (band)
Olive was a breakbeat/trip hop group from the North of England. The founding membership consisted of producer, instrumentalist and songwriter Tim Kellett, producer and keyboard programmer Robin Taylor-Firth, and singer Ruth-Ann Boyle...
on their 1996 album Extra Virgin
Extra Virgin
Extra Virgin was the first release for British electronic trio Olive. This defined Olive's style, spawning three singles, "You're Not Alone" , "Outlaw", and "Miracle"...
. It was released as the follow-up to the group's number one single You're Not Alone
You're Not Alone (Olive song)
"You're Not Alone" is a song written by Tim Kellett and Robin Taylor-Firth and performed by Olive on the 1996 album Extra Virgin. First released as a single in 1996, it found greater success in 1997 in a remixed single version, reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart...
. The single charted at number fourteen 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 ...
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The lyric concerns a woman's discovery that her boyfriend has been sleeping with another man. The main chorus couplet - "Couldn't you have told me before? / I would have loved you so much more" - suggests that her problem is not so much that her boyfriend is gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
or bisexual, but simply that he lied to her about himself, and that under other circumstances they could have been good friends.
Track listing
- UK CD single
- "Outlaw" (Radio Edit)
- "Outlaw" (Black Olive's Extended Mix)
- "Outlaw" (Phunk Phorce Mix)
- "Outlaw" (The Space Brothers Remix)
- "Outlaw" (Billy Gonzo's Dogg Mix)