"Turn" is the fourth single from Indie band Travis'

Travis (band)

Travis are a post-Britpop band from Glasgow, Scotland, comprising Fran Healy , Dougie Payne , Andy Dunlop and Neil Primrose...

 second studio album, The Man Who

The Man Who

The Man Who is the second studio album from the Scottish indie pop band Travis. The album was released on 24 May 1999, becoming the album that gave the band international recognition. The album peaked at #1 in the UK and #8 in Australia. It was later released in the United States in Early 2000...

. The single peaked at the number eight position on 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 ...

.

Music video

Two music videos were shot for the single. The first video, included on the group's Singles DVD, features Healy engaged in a push-up contest. This video was filmed in Hackney

London Borough of Hackney

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 on a dis-used council estate

Council house

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. The estate has since been demolished. The second video, used for television airplay, features a performance of the song by the band, live on stage at a cow-milking contest. The video also shows the farmers performing with the band.

B-Sides

The British release of the single was accompanied by a cover of Britney Spears

Britney Spears

Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...

's hit single "...Baby One More Time". Spears herself heard the Travis version while shopping, and commented by saying it was 'a total shock' and was 'a very good cover'.

Track listing

• UK CD1

1. "Turn" - 3:21
2. "River" - 4:20
3. "Days Of Our Lives" - 5:45
4. "Turn (Video)

• UK CD2

1. "Turn" - 3:21
2. "We Are Monkeys" - 3:07
3. "Baby One More Time" (Live From The Bay Tavern, Robin Hood's Bay
   Robin Hood's Bay
   Robin Hood’s Bay is a small fishing village and a bay located five miles south of Whitby and 15 miles north of Scarborough on the coast of North Yorkshire, England. Bay Town, its local name, is in the ancient chapelry of Fylingdales in the wapentake of Whitby Strand.-Toponymy:The origin of the name...
   
   ) - 3:30

• 7" Vinyl / European Single

1. "Turn" - 3:21
2. "Baby One More Time" (Live From The Bay Tavern, Robin Hood's Bay
   Robin Hood's Bay
   Robin Hood’s Bay is a small fishing village and a bay located five miles south of Whitby and 15 miles north of Scarborough on the coast of North Yorkshire, England. Bay Town, its local name, is in the ancient chapelry of Fylingdales in the wapentake of Whitby Strand.-Toponymy:The origin of the name...
   
   ) - 3:30

• Cassette Single

1. "Turn" - 3:21
2. "Days Of Our Lives" - 5:45

• Japanese E.P.

1. "Turn" - 3:21
2. "River" - 4:20
3. "Days Of Our Lives" - 5:45
4. "We Are Monkeys" - 3:07
5. "Baby One More Time" (Live From The Bay Tavern, Robin Hood's Bay
   Robin Hood's Bay
   Robin Hood’s Bay is a small fishing village and a bay located five miles south of Whitby and 15 miles north of Scarborough on the coast of North Yorkshire, England. Bay Town, its local name, is in the ancient chapelry of Fylingdales in the wapentake of Whitby Strand.-Toponymy:The origin of the name...
   
   ) - 3:30
6. "Writing To Reach You" (Video)
7. "Driftwood" (Video)
8. "Why Does It Always Rain On Me?" (Video)
9. "Turn (Video)

• American E.P.

1. "Turn" (US Radio Edit) - 3:18
2. "Why Does It Always Rain On Me?" - 4:25
3. "Baby One More Time" (Live On VH1 Storytellers) - 3:52