"Shesmovedon" is a single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 by British

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 progressive rock

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 band Porcupine Tree

Porcupine Tree

Porcupine Tree is a progressive rock band formed by Steven Wilson in 1987 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. Their music is difficult to categorise, being associated with both psychedelic rock and progressive rock, yet having been influenced by trance, krautrock and ambient due to Steven...

, released in July 2000, from the Lightbulb Sun

Lightbulb Sun

-2008 Reissues:A reissue of Lightbulb Sun was released on April 21, 2008 through Kscope as 2 disc set; or a 3 disc set for the first 5,000 pre-ordered copies. Disc one is a CD containing a remastered version of the original album album, while disc two is a DVD-A containing the album remixed into...

album. It came in three forms: a regular CD, a limited-version CD (2,000 copies) and a 7" vinyl (1,000 copies). The single reached #4 in the NME independent chart in its first week of release.

Track listing (regular CD)

1. "Shesmovedon" (Edit) – 3:50
2. "Cure for Optimism" – 6:13
3. "Untitled" – 8:52

Track listing (limited CD)

1. "Shesmovedon" (Album Version) – 5:19
2. "Russia on Ice" (Demo Version) – 13:10

Personnel

All tracks written by Steven Wilson

Steven Wilson

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, except "Untitled" and "Russia on Ice" written by Barbieri, Edwin, Maitland and Wilson.

Although the first track on the limited edition CD is labeled "album version", it differs slightly from that version, as on the album the track segues into the next song "Last Chance To Evacuate Planet Earth Before It Is Recycled" while on the single it has a clean ending.

Deadwing version

The song has been re-recorded in the studio by the current line-up during the Deadwing

Deadwing

American edition10. "Shesmovedon " – 4:59DVD-A edition10. "Revenant" – 3:04 11. "Mother and Child Divided" – 4:59 12. "Half-Light" – 6:20 13. "Shesmovedon " - 4:59 LP edition...

album sessions. Mikael Åkerfeldt

Mikael Åkerfeldt

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 of the band Opeth

Opeth

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performed harmony vocals on that version. It was released as a bonus track on the American version of Deadwing.